7 March 2025
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 reportedly been killed in the clashes in Latakia province, close to a Russian-controlled airbase.
A curfew has been announced until Friday morning.
They are some of the most violent attacks on forces linked to Syria’s Islamist government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December.
Clashes continue in coastal areas that form the heartland of the Alawite community and are a stronghold of the Assad family.
State news agency Sana reported that “huge military reinforcements” were heading to the city of Jableh.
Source:AOL
