The IDF cannot intervene in Syria’s war
One of the senior Druse figures in Israel, Brig.-Gen. (res) Imad Fares, who served in a number of roles during his IDF career, said Tuesday that the defense establishment will not, and should not, intervene in the fighting in Syria to help the country’s embattled Druse community
Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post’s sister publication Maariv, Fares, from the village of Hurfeish in the Golan Heights, sought to calm recent tensions, voiced his support for the defense establishment and vowed that the Druse community would remain loyal.
His comments came as the Druse community in Syria is under threat amid advances by Islamic State and the Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. On Monday, a mob of Druse men ambushed an IDF ambulance and killed a wounded Syrian being transported for medical treatment in Israel. The mob attacked the ambulance, believing that the wounded Syrians were members of the Nusra Front, a claim Israel has denied.