3 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.

3 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 ...

3 days ago · Syrian forces head to Latakia after heavy clashes were reported Security forces of Syria's new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a ...

1 day ago · ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS. Gayyas Delle has been identified as the planner behind fighting that escalated in Syria's Latakia province following attacks by former regime elements.

3 days ago · Syrian forces battle Alawite insurgents for a second day as unrest spreads, with over 120 reported killed in the biggest challenge yet to Sharaa’s rule. ... "The tension in and around Latakia ...

Latakia (/ l æ t ə ˈ k iː ə /; Arabic: ٱللَّاذْقِيَّة, romanized: al-Lādhqiyya; Syrian pronunciation: [el.laːdˈʔɪjje,-laːðˈqɪjja]) is the principal port city of Syria and capital city of the Latakia Governorate located on the Mediterranean coast.

3 days ago · The political administration in Damascus, affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government, told Daily News Egypt on Friday that it had “fully secured the Naval College in Latakia, expelling ...

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. At least 13 soldiers ...

The Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union, a coalition of opposition activists, said at least six were killed throughout the day in the camp near Latakia. [6] [7] [8] The government denied it was directing gunboats against Latakia, calling the claims absolutely baseless, and said the ships off the coast of Latakia were part of an anti-smuggling ...

Dec 10, 2024 · A video circulating on social media shows armed Syrian fighters carrying out field executions of individuals they referred to as Shabbiha, a derogatory term used to describe loyalists, in the village of al-Rabia, located in the countryside of Latakia.