INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
violent clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministries of Defense and Interior and armed groups from the former
Tartous imposed a general curfew from 10:00 PM until 10:00 AM
It was not immediately clear when the curfew will be lifted
deployed helicopters during the battle to target fighters they claimed were loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad, according to the
Observatory.A previous report from the Observatory recorded at least 48 deaths in the intense fighting around Jableh and rural Latakia.These
country remains divided, with various anti-government armed factions operating in different provinces after 13 years of devastating
Observatory later reported that Syrian helicopters bombed armed groups in Beit Aana and nearby forests, accompanied by artillery shelling on
Latakia city on Tuesday, resulting in at least four civilian deaths, according to the Observatory.Fifteen people lost their lives in clashes
in Deraa, southern Syria, on Tuesday and Wednesday when government forces tried to enter a town held by a pro-Assad group.Condemnation and
calls for international protectionThe Syrian airstrikes and shelling created widespread panic among civilians, according to the
calls for JihadIn contrast, as news spread that security personnel had been killed, most of them from Idlib province, a stronghold of Hayat
Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) loyalists gathered in Idlib city to support the military leadership, according to AFP.Mosques broadcasted calls for
unrest in the early days after the fall of the previous government
However, security tensions have eased in recent months.Human rights organizations have reported government abuses against Alawite
