(29 Apr 2025)
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Damascus, Syria – 29 April 2025
1. Various of students leaving Jaramana
2. Various of guns of fighters on standby
3. Various of students leaving Jaramana
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hamzeh Makarem, spokesperson of the civil work association in Jaramana:
"What happened was very unfortunate. It might have been a reaction, actually it’s not a maybe, it definitely was a reaction to a video clip that was circulated of a Druze cleric insulting and attacking the prophet, peace be upon him. Although the ministry of interior very quickly confirmed that the video has been fabricated and there’s no truth behind it."
5. Empty streets
6. Fighter on guard
7. Various of empty streets
8. Various of shell casings on the road
9. Various of car’s windows and windshield destroyed by bullets
10. Man holding a gun
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Tarek Zaaour, local resident:
"Why does this keep happening every now and then? It’s as if there’s no state or government in charge. They need to establish security checkpoints, especially in areas where they are tensions."
12. Various of closed shops
STORYLINE:
Clashes broke out in a suburb of the Syrian capital early Tuesday between local gunmen belonging to the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters, leaving at least four people dead, a war monitor and an activist group said.
The fighting in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana broke out after an audio clip circulated on social media of a man attacking Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
The audio was attributed to a Druze cleric, who later denied being involved.
Druze cleric Marwan Kiwan said in a video posted on social media that he was not responsible for the audio, which angered many Sunni Muslims and led to the fighting in Druze neighborhoods in Jaramana.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement it was investigating the audio clip, adding that its initial probe showed the cleric was not responsible.
The ministry urged people to abide by the law and not to act in a way that undermines security.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least four people were killed in the clashes while the activist media collective Suwayda 24 said five people were killed and 12 were wounded.
Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces in Jaramana.
AP Video shot by Abd Al-Rahman Shaheen
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