Syria's de facto ruler reassures minorities, meets Lebanese Druze leader
Sharaa said no sects would be excluded in Syria in what he described as "a new era far removed from sectarianism."
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt shakes hands with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)ByREUTERS