Syrian security forces have murdered over 300 Alaw civilians since Thursday – the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) said on Saturday. Clashes are the most important act of violence from the overthrow of the previous regime at the beginning of December last year.
Fighters supporting the new government Syria They attacked several villages near the coast of the country In response to recent security forces conducted by supporters of the overthrown President Bashar al-Assad. Clashes are the most serious manifestation of violence from the overthrow of the previous regime at the beginning of December last year.
SOHR informed, over 200 fighters related to the current authorities of the country were killed.
Syrian safety forces with heavy weapons take part in surgery after clashes with fighters related to Assad in LatakiaPhoto from March 7, 2025PAP/EPA/BILAL AL HAMMUD
The temporary president of Syria Ahmed Al-Szara called armed groups associated with the previous government to give away weapons, and people loyal to the new government to avoid attacks on civilians or bullying of prisoners. He also reported that the government forces would prosecute the “remains” of the overthrown government of Bashar al-Assad and would put them in court.
As the Associated Press agency reminded, the coastal cities of Tartus and Latakia are still under the control of supporters of Bashar al-Assad. Alawici, who live in these areas, have been the basis of support for Al-Assad for years and the power of Father Hafiz al-Assad before him. The Assad clan and its members were the core of their rule and the security apparatus from this religious group.
The Syria government exacerbates security measures in Latakia after clashes with fighters related to AssadPhoto from March 7, 2025PAP/EPA/BILAL AL HAMMUD
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Overthrowing the Bashar al-Assad regime
In the autumn of 2024, the Rebel Coalition, led by the Islamist group Hajat Tahrir Asz-Szam (HTS), conducted an instant offensive and took the capital of the country, Damascus. Assad He escaped to Russia, in which he obtained asylum.
HTS was in the past related to, among others, Al-Qaeda. The new Syria authorities, however, try to maintain friendly contacts with the West and declare that they have left the jihadist ideology, respect the rights of minorities and do not want conflict with their neighbors.
The new government in Damascus still does not rule the entire territory of Syria, but declares that he wants to merge the state.
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