Suwayda coup d'état attempt

The Suwayda coup d'état attempt refers to the coup d'état attempt by a Pro-government Druze group to overthrow Sheikh Hikmat Salman al-Hijri, the leading Head of the Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda.^[1][3][4]

On 28 November 2025, one day before the coup d'état attempt, clashes broke out between the Syrian Armed Forces and the National Guard in Al-Majdal.^[5] On the same day people were already arrested, the National Guard claims they arrested "traitors and conspirators".^[6][7]

Gandhi Abo Fakhr and his group attempted to storm the government building and police headquarters of the Committee, which failed due that Forces of the National Guard that were inside the government building intervened, the coup plotters were pursued to the main street, and a number of them were arrested, with that order was restored in the street.^[1]

After the failed attempt, the National Guard arrested the participating people behind the coup d'état attempt, between the 29 November and the 1 December. All that were directly involved were arrested like Raed al-Matni, Assem Abo Fakhr, Gandhi Abo Fakhr, Maher Falhout who surrendered after a raid on his home in the town of Atil, Hussam Zeidan, Zeidan Zeidan and Alameddine Zeidan. After the arresting of the plotters, the National Guard issued a statement about the failed coup d'état attempt where they claimed that Suleiman Abdul Baqi and the Syrian government coordinated with the plotters. Two days later on 3 December 2025, Maher Falhout and Raed al-Matni died due the torture of the National Guard when they were in there custody. On the same day it became known that the National Guard raided Baqi's house on the 29 November, at the time both his children and wife were present in the house.^[12]

• List of Syrian coups d'état