{"id":97859,"date":"2023-05-13T20:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T20:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=97859"},"modified":"2023-05-13T20:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T20:13:48","slug":"local-leader-in-suwayda-survives-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/97859\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Local leader in Suwayda survives assassination attempt<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Sheikh Laith al-Balous, the leader of the Men of Dignity Movement, survived an assassination attempt on Saturday evening, in the town of al-Mazraa in the western countryside of Suwayda, southern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Men of Dignity Movement is a self-defense militia established after the outbreak of the Syrian war to defend the Suwayda region. 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