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He also demanded the return of &#8220;seized villages and lands to their original inhabitants&#8221; and the immediate and unconditional release of all abductees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About ten days earlier, Al-Hijri had called for international support to establish a separate region for the Druze sect. During his meeting with the new leader of the \u201c<em>Men of Dignity Movement<\/em>,\u201d Mazeed Khadaj, that he appealed to the \u201chonorable people of the world and free nations to stand with the Druze community in declaring a separate region forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Hijri also noted that the National Guard, recently formed from armed Druze groups, \u201cwill defend the land under the guarantee of countries concerned with this issue,\u201d as he put it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hikmat Al-Hijri, one of the spiritual leaders of the Druze sect in Syria\u2019s Suwayda province, has called for the establishment of an independent entity for the Druze community, stressing the necessity of respecting the right to self-determination and affirming that this demand will not be abandoned regardless of the sacrifices involved. 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