Elder Druz met with security forces to prevent further escalation of deadly violence in the town of Jaramana.

Syrian authorities have ensured a thorough investigation into the conflict, which reportedly killed 13 people in a small town near the capital Damascus, which is mainly occupied by the country's Druze minority population.

The Interior Department said in a statement Tuesday that it will pursue those involved in sectarian violence.

Syria's new ruler, the insurgent who led the rebellion, worked hard to maintain long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad's long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad in December despite urging the unity and inclusion of the nation.

After distributing audio clips on social media attacking Prophet Muhammad, the conflict was facilitated overnight. The recording is attributed to the Druze leader.

Attackers from nearby towns of Maliha and other predominantly Sunni areas gathered in the Druze town of Jaramana.

The Ministry of Home Affairs reported casualties following the “intermittent conflict between gunmen” and added that security forces “destroy the conflict and protect residents.”

"We are sure that we are keenly pursuing those involved and taking them accountable," it said in a statement.

Two of the two Syrian General Security Forces are composed mainly of former rebels, according to Ministry spokesman Mustafa al-Abdo.

Six Druze fighters from Jaramana and three "attackers" were also killed, according to a UK-based Syrian human rights observer.

A statement from the Druze community in Jaramana condemned the “unreasonable armed attack” and condemned the recording and insisted it was “inciting incitement and sowing between the people of the same country.”

"I explicitly deny that the audio was made by me," Druze leader Marwan Kiwan said in a video statement. "I didn't say that, no matter who is an evil person, he wants to clash between the components of the Syrian people."

The Ministry of Home Affairs said it is investigating the origins of the sound recordings and calling for peace.

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The conflict will only increase sectarian tensions in Syria, with ethnic minorities already at the edge after last month’s shocking bloodshed.

A vigilant attack caused hundreds of people in Tarakiya and northern Latakia after a clash with security forces in Alavet community in March.

Before the fall of Al-Assad, nearly 14 years of civil war carved the country into various influences, Druze, a minority of Arabs, practiced a religion originally derived from Islam - arming itself to defend its own communities.

The new leadership in Damascus called on all weapons to belong to their authority, but the Druze fighters refused, saying Damascus failed to guarantee them from hostile armed groups.