Druze insurgency in Southern Syria

Druze insurgency in Southern Syria
	Part of the Syrian conflict after the civil war
	; Military situation as of 19 February 2026 Syrian transitional government Druze factions Israeli occupation and invasion
Date	28 February 2025 – present; (1 year, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Jaramana, Sahnaya, and Ashrafiyat in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Suwayda Governorate
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda (from July 2025); Anti-government Druze armed groups; Israel	Syria (caretaker and transitional governments); Pro-government Druze armed groups (from July 2025); Bedouin tribes; Jordan Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Hikmat al-Hijri; Jihad Ghoutani; Tareq al-Shoufi; Mazid Khaddaj; Shakib Ajwad Nasr; Shadi Fayez Murshid; Marwan Kiwan; Marhej Shaheen †; Benjamin Netanyahu; Israel Katz	Ahmed al-Sharaa; Murhaf Abu Qasra; Ali Noureddine al-Naasan; Hussam al-Tahhan; Anas Khattab; Ahmed al-Dalati; Abu Bahig al-Mahamed; Ammar Hilal Abu Hamza; Abdullah Al-Najm; Moammar Ibrahim †; Abu Yaqub Mahja †; Khaled al-Zoabi †; Abd al-Fatah al-Musayfara †; Tareq al-Shoufi (alleged); Suleiman Abdul Baqi; Laith al-Balous; Abdul Moneim al-Naseef; Rakan Al-Khudair; Abdullah II; Mohammad Hyasat Abu Hudhayfah
Units involved
Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda National Guard Suwayda Military Council Border Guard Brigade; ; Men of Dignity; Sheikh al-Karama Forces; Al-Jabal Brigade; Small groups; ; Internal Security Forces; ; Jaramana Shield Brigade; National Guard Forces; Israel Defense Forces Israeli Air Force; ;	Ministry of Defense Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 40th Division; 54th Division; 62nd Division; 70th Division; 72nd Division; 12th Brigade; 107th Brigade; Military Police; ; ; ; Ministry of Interior General Security Service; ; Burkan al-Furat; Ahrar Jabal al-Arab; Guest House of Dignity; Bedouin tribes Syrian Council of Tribes and Clans; Southern Tribes Gathering; Anizah; Bani Khalid; Al-Bu Nasir; Mawali; Nu'aym; Shammar; ; Al-Uqaydat Al-Busraya; Al-Shaitat; ; Al-Marsoumi; Zubaid; Bani Sakher; Tayy; Jubur; Sardiyah clan; Al-Fawa’ra clan; Tribes of Hauran; Tribes of Lajat; Al-Qaraan clan; ; Jordanian Armed Forces Royal Jordanian Air Force; ; Military of the Islamic State
Strength
12,000 fighters	100,000+ soldiers and fighters; 50,000 Bedouin fighters 15 militants
Casualties and losses
647 fighters killed; Israeli Druze arrested in Daraa.	485 soldiers and policemen killed; 41 Bedouins killed
	190 civilians killed; 768 civilians killed in extrajudicial executions

The Druze insurgency in Southern Syria is an ongoing conflict in southern Syria between Druze militias and the Syrian transitional government. Since the fall of the Assad regime, the conflict has centered around control of Druze-majority areas in Suwayda Governorate and conflict with local Muslim Bedouins. In October 2025, The New York Times reported that over 1,300 people had been killed in the violence, mostly Druze civilians.

Following demonstrations of the Druze minority in Israel, demanding government action to protect the Druze of Syria against alleged persecution, Israel launched airstrikes in support of the Druze.