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Syria’s president accuses Israel of seeking ‘endless chaos’ as his forces pull back

Government withdrawal from southern Sweida province follows days of sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes

Syrian government forces began withdrawing from a restive southern province as President Ahmed al-Sharaa sought to restore calm after days of deadly sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes against the Arab state.

In a hardening of his rhetoric against Syria’s southern neighbour, Sharaa accused Israel of seeking to foment “endless chaos”, and said Syria faced a choice between “open war with the Israeli entity” or handing security in the Sweida province over to factions from the country’s Druze minority.

“We are not those who fear war . . . However, we prioritised the interests of Syrians over chaos and destruction,” Sharaa said during an address aired on state television in the early hours of Thursday.

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Author: Raya Jalabi, Middle East correspondent, Andrew England in London, and James Shotter in Jerusalem

Source: Financial Times

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