Two rebel groups from Syria's Druze minority have expressed their readiness to join the national army following the fall of the Assad regime. The new Syrian rulers face the challenge of rebuilding state institutions including the army, shaped by the Assad family's five-decade rule. The Druze rebels added that they would reject "any factional or sectarian army used as a tool to suppress the people.” "We as military factions have no designs or roles in administrative or political affairs," the groups from south Syria's Sweida province said. The rebels called for "civil and political work in a participatory manner that places the human being at the centre of priorities."The new Syrian leadership has unveiled a plan to dissolve different armed groups operating in Syria and integrate them into the country’s military. Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV last month that "weapons must be in the hands of the state alone." Sharaa added that authorities would welcome "whoever is armed and qualified to join the defence ministry." n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:27 WHO ARE SYRIA’S DRUZE REBELS?3:08 "WILL NOT ALLOW SYRIA’S DISINTEGRATION….” ERDOGAN WARNS4:44 SYRIA ANNOUNCES END OF HOMS SECURITY SWEEP6:02 UAE-SYRIA DISCUSS TIES7:24 US EASES SOME SANCTIONS ON SYRIA
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