BEIRUT: Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan Wednesday said that Druze were compelled to fight the "plots" orchestrated against Syria.
“The Druze’s mission is to confront all the plots aimed at targeting the region and its unity,” Arslan told a news conference.
He stressed, however, that the Druze in Mount Hermon, Syria and the Golan Heights did not [initiate any] attack, but rather their dignity was assaulted.”
“Syria’s Druze,” he said, “are defending the homeland, the identity and unity as well as the Syrian state and Arabism.”
He paid tribute to the Druze killed in the Syrian side of Mount Hermon and Jabal al-Arab.
“Defending Syria is our duty,” he insisted.
Arslan also stressed that the predominantly Sunni Arqoub region of southern Lebanon near Syria will not create a supportive environment for jihadists, stressing “there is no room for sectarian strife between the Druze and their brethren.”
"Residents of Shebaa and Hebbariyeh are our people and they are concerned about their region’s security.”
In related news, Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt discussed developments in Mount Hermon, Hasbaya and Rashaya with the head of the Arab Tawhid Party Wiam Wahab, the National News Agency said.
No statements were made following the meeting at Jumblatt’s residence in Beirut.
But last week Jumblatt called on Syria's Druze to sever all ties with the Syrian government and join the rebels.
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