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Druze diaspora calls on Federal Government to condemn sectarian violence

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Members of Australia's Syrian community are mourning the deaths of relatives who are among the hundreds of civilians caught up in a recent wave of clashes in the southern city of Sweida. Many of Australia's religious Druze community are demanding the Federal Government apply pressure to Syria's leaders to stop the violence, while also urging Australia to lift its humanitarian intake.
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