Jaramana Shield Brigade
The 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.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.
There was a clash between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and the Jaramana Shield Brigade in which one HTS member was killed.
An ultimatum on 2 March from the Syrian caretaker government made the Jaramana Local Action Committee and the Jaramana Shield Brigade surrender.
The group participated in clashes on 23 May 2025.