Dozens protest government in south Syria’s Suwayda
SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press ) – On Friday, dozens protested in the town of al-Qrayya, south of Suwayda governorate, southern Syria, to confirm the continuation of the protests that began against government decisions last month.
The protesters gathered in front of the tomb of Sultan al-Atrash, a prominent Druze leader, and confirmed the continuation of their protests and they called on all Syrian governorates to take to the streets to demand the looted rights of the population.
The protesters praised “everyone who stood with us and supported us in our just demands”, stressing at the same time “not to back down in order to obtain rights.”
“The choice of gathering today in front of the tomb of Sultan al-Atrash to emphasize the importance of the place as a national center for Syrians and to refute all the government’s allegations of our dependence on the outside,” one of the protesters told North Press.
“There was an attempt by some members of the Baath party to provoke the movement, but we dealt with them peacefully,” he said.
Yesterday, Thursday, media close to the Syrian government reported that the government forces headed to Suwayda desert in the eastern countryside to repel a possible attack by ISIS.
Activists considered that sending military forces to the governorate is “to intimidate the population in order not to stage protests against the government.”
Since early February, residents of Suwayda governorate, south Syria, have been staging widespread peaceful protests and blocking routes in the eastern and western countryside against deteriorating livelihood conditions following the government decision to lift the subsidy for thousands of families.