Originally formed as the Interim Military Council following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, the organization emerged in response to growing security concerns after the withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from the region.

The group's stated objectives include the advancement of secularism, democracy, and decentralization, protection of civilians and public property from lawlessness, conflict, and to prevent forces under the Syrian Army of Ahmed al-Sharaa's governance from entering Druze settlements and causing harm.

Prior to his current role, Al Shoufi reportedly represented former Syrian Arab Army officers who aligned with the Druze community during 2023 anti-Assad protests in Suwayda.

[9] The council outlined several primary objectives, which included the protection of civilians and public property from violence and destruction, and the advancement of secularism, democracy, and the creation of a new decentralized Syrian state.

The council has explicitly declared that "there is no place for the HTS militias in the future of Syria," asserting that Syrian citizens who participated in the revolution against injustice must reject any subsequent tyrannical governance, regardless of whether it characterizes itself as revolutionary or authoritarian.

[15] Majed Najem Abu Ras, who leads the Bayraq Suleiman Daoud Forces that have pledged allegiance to the Suwayda Military Council, has previously shared content expressing support for Israel.