Jaramana Shield Brigade

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.^[3]

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.^[4][5][6][7]

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.^[8] These clashes led to at least one fatality and approximately nine injuries.^[4] There was a clash between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Jaramana Shield Brigade in which one HTS member was killed.^[1]

An ultimatum on 2 March from the Syrian caretaker government made the Jaramana Local Action Committee and the Jaramana Shield Brigade surrender.^[1][9]

The group participated in clashes on 23 May 2025.^{[10][failed verification]}