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Druze Jaramana militia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jaramana Shield Brigade (Arabic: لواء درع جرمانا) is a Druze militia based in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, Syria.
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Background
In the 2024 offensive in southern Syria, the Southern Operations Room had Druze components including Al-Jabal Brigade, Sheikh al-Karama Forces and Men of Dignity, that were aligned against the Assad regime.[3]
History
Unidentified armed individuals attacked a vehicle on 28 February 2025 that was carrying Druze civilians near Damascus International Airport within Jaramana, injuring two elderly passengers. The same day, a fatal confrontation occurred at a local checkpoint near Jaramana between security forces and Ministry of Defence staff, resulting in one security force member's death and another's injury.[4][5][6][7]
The following day, clashes broke out between Syrian transitional government forces and local Druze armed groups, including the Jaramana Shield Brigade, during a security operation in Jaramana. These clashes led to at least one fatality and approximately nine injuries.[4] There was a clash between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Jaramana Shield Brigade in which one HTS member was killed.[1]
An ultimatum on 2 March from the Syrian transitional government made the Jaramana Local Action Committee and the Jaramana Shield Brigade surrender.[1][8]
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