Syria's Sharaa renews pledge to 'protect minorities'
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday renewed his pledge to protect minorities, after sectarian clashes left more than 700 people dead in the Druze-majority province of Sweida.
"The Syrian state is committed to protecting all minorities and communities in the country... We condemn all crimes committed" in Sweida, Sharaa said in a televised speech, shortly after his office announced an "immediate ceasefire" in the southern province.
Source: Agence France Presse
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