{"id":112575,"date":"2024-03-27T07:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T07:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=112575"},"modified":"2024-03-27T09:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:56:05","slug":"residents-of-syrias-suwayda-commemorate-death-of-druze-nationalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/112575\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents of Syria&#8217;s Suwayda commemorate death of Druze nationalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Residents of Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria commemorated on Tuesday the death of Sultan al-Atrash, a Druze nationalist and leader of the Great Syrian Revolution, amid ongoing anti-government protests that have been taking place for several months.<\/p>\n<p>A local source informed North Press that dozens of residents from the city of Suwayda and its countryside gathered in al-Karama Square in the city center and renewed their demands regarding overthrowing the \u201cSyrian regime\u201d, peaceful transfer of power, implementation of international resolutions, and the release of the detainees.<\/p>\n<p>The source said the protesters then headed towards the town of al-Qrayya in the southern countryside of Suwayda to participate in commemorating the death of Sultan al-Atrash, leader of the Great Syrian Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Saleh Nabwani, a political activist from Suwayda, told North Press that the protests are ongoing, adding that they will continue until they build a new state, a state of citizenship, and Syria is for all Syrians.<\/p>\n<p>Jamal al-Shofi, a local activist from Suwayda, told North Press that Sultan al-Atrash and his supporters were open to all Syrians and wanted a state for all Syrians.<\/p>\n<p>For several months, demonstrations have been continuing in al-Karama Square in the city center of Suwayda, reaffirming the persistence of the movement and demanding the overthrow of the \u201cregime\u201d, implementation of international resolutions, and the release of detainees.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>By Murhaf al-Sha&#8217;er\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Residents of south Syria&#039;s Suwayda commemorate death of Druze nationalist \u2013 North Press\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHVoX5ah3lg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Residents of Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria commemorated on Tuesday the death of Sultan al-Atrash, a Druze nationalist and leader of the Great Syrian Revolution, amid ongoing anti-government protests that have been taking place for several months. 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