Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
2 hours ago · More than 1,000 people have been killed in Tartus and Latakia provinces since the fighting erupted last week, the observatory said early on Sunday. ... Another monitoring group, the Syrian Network ...
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists …
2 days ago · Overnight, Damascus sent reinforcements to the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartus and nearby villages that are home to Assad’s minority Alawite sect and make up his longtime base of support. A curfew remained in effect in Latakia and other coastal areas. Under Assad, Alawites held top posts in the army and security agencies.
Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
2 days ago · [1/9] A member of Syrian forces stands on a military vehicle as Syrian security forces battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia ...
Syria imposes curfew after worst clashes since Assad ouster : NPR
1 day ago · The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said the government imposed a curfew on the port cities of Latakia and Tartous after the clashes, warning people not to leave their homes.
Bodies are piled in the street as violence escalates between Syrian ...
1 day ago · Video posted on social media and verified by NBC News showed the bodies of dozens of men piled on a blood-soaked street in the small town of Latakia, another Assad stronghold on Syria ’ s ...
Syrian forces in deadly clashes with Assad-linked fighters in Latakia ...
2 days ago · The security director of Latakia province had earlier told the Syrian state news agency SANA that security forces were clashing in the Latakia countryside with armed groups loyal to Assad-era ...
Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in deadly clashes in Latakia
3 days ago · Syrian forces loyal to the new government in Damascus have engaged in heavy fighting with remnants of the ousted Assad regime in a coastal area in the country's north-west. Dozens of people have ...
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad ...
2 days ago · The Syrian Network for Human Rights, which has documented the country’s civil war for years, said scores of civilians were killed in the violence over two days in Tartus and Latakia. But those ...
Syrian forces search former Assad stronghold after suspected …
5 days ago · Syrian security forces searched for suspects in the city of Latakia on Tuesday, residents said, after two defence ministry members were killed in an attack blamed by state media on remnants of...
Syrian security forces accused of killing dozens of Alawites
1 day ago · Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed dozens of people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based ...