Jaramana Shield Brigade
{{short description|Druze Jaramana Militia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox militant organization
| name = Jaramana Shield Brigade
| active =
| country = {{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} Syria
| motives = Protect the Druze community in Jaramana
| headquarters = Jaramana, Damascus
| status =
| allies = {{flagicon image|Suwayda military council logo.webp}} Suwayda Military Council{{cn|date=March 2025}}
| opponents = {{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} Syria
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| battles = {{tree list}}Syrian Civil War
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| flag = 200px
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Jaramana Shield Brigade is a Druze militia based in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, Syria.
Background
In the 2024 offensive in southern Syria, the Southern Operations Room had Druze components including Al-Jabal Brigade, Sheikh al-Karama Forces and Men of Dignity, that were aligned against the Assad regime, but the Suwayda Military Council did not join because it wanted stability in the Suwayda region.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-844244|title=Netanyahu tells IDF to protect 'Druze village amid clashes with terrorist' Syrian forces|date=1 March 2025|website=The Jerusalem Post}}
History
Unidentified armed individuals attacked a vehicle on 28 February 2025 that was carrying Druze civilians near Damascus International Airport within Jaramana, injuring two elderly passengers. The same day, a fatal confrontation occurred at a local checkpoint near Jaramana between security forces and Ministry of Defence staff, resulting in one security force member's death and another's injury.
The following day, clashes broke out between Syrian transitional government forces and local Druze armed groups, including the Jaramana Shield Brigade, during a security operation in Jaramana. These clashes led to at least one fatality and approximately nine injuries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arknews.net/en/node/58426|title=Public Security Forces Deploy in Jaramana, Rural Damascus|website=Ark News}}
There was a clash between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Jaramana Shield Brigade in which one HTS member was killed.
File:Security Forces in Jaramana.jpg
An ultimatum on 2 March from the Syrian transitional government made the Jaramana Local Action Committee and the Jaramana Shield Brigade surrender.