Syrian Druze leader condemns government over sectarian violence | News

Syrian Druze leader condemns ‘genocidal campaign’ after dozens killed in clashes south of Damascus.

A leader of Syria’s Druze minority has condemned attacks against his community after dozens of people were killed in two days of sectarian clashes south of Damascus.

Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on Thursday denounced the violence in Jaramana and Sahnaya near Damascus earlier this week as a “genocidal campaign” against the Druze community in Syria.

Syria’s Ministry of Information said 11…