Written questions

Syria: Druze

Lords · Question HL7218 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Whitaker

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent violence against the Druze community in Syria.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 19 May 2025

Recent violence against the Druze community in Syria was appalling. In our statement on 3 May, we publicly urged the Syrian government to take steps to shield civilians from violence and hold those responsible to account. The protection of all civilians a...