'What Israel is doing is a clear signal to Damascus against consolidating power in the south'

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Nanar Hawach, a senior analyst for Syria at the International Crisis Group, about the sectarian violence in Syria and the Israeli air strikes on Damascus. He says that "what Israel is doing is a clear signal to Syrian authorities against consolidating power in the south" and is a message to Syrian minority groups that "their only leverage is the weapons they have".

Jul 18, 2025 - 03:05
'What Israel is doing is a clear signal to Damascus against consolidating power in the south'
FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Nanar Hawach, a senior analyst for Syria at the International Crisis Group, about the sectarian violence in Syria and the Israeli air strikes on Damascus. He says that "what Israel is doing is a clear signal to Syrian authorities against consolidating power in the south" and is a message to Syrian minority groups that "their only leverage is the weapons they have".