3 days ago · The most recent clashes began when government forces tried to detain a wanted person near the coastal city of Jableh on Thursday and were ambushed by Assad loyalists, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ... Associated Press writers Omar Albam in Latakia, Syria and Mariam Fam in Damascus, Syria, contributed to ...

Jableh (Arabic: جَبْلَةٌ; Ǧabla, also spelt Jebleh, Jabala, Jablah, Gabala or Gibellum) is a Mediterranean coastal city in Syria, [2] 25 km (16 mi) north of Baniyas and 25 km (16 mi) south of Latakia, with c. 80,000 inhabitants (2004 census).

2 days ago · The clashes erupted last week near the coastal city of Jableh when government forces attempted to detain a wanted person but were ambushed by Assad loyalists, triggering a wave of retaliatory ...

3 days ago · The attacks took place on Thursday near the town of Jableh in the Latakia countryside, part of the coastal area which forms the heartland of the Alawite minority sect to which the al-Assad family ...

2 days ago · Syrian security reinforcements deploy in Latakia, Syria, on Friday. ... that "many" of the government forces were killed or wounded in the clashes near the coastal town of Jableh.

3 days ago · Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in Latakia, Syria, Friday, March 7, 2025. ... The Observatory’s chief Rami Abdurrahman said the outskirts of the coastal towns of Baniyas and Jableh ...

3 days ago · Some “134 Alawite civilians, including at least 13 women and five children, were executed by security forces in the regions of Banyas, Latakia and Jableh,” Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the ...

4 days ago · Late on Thursday, Syrian-based Step news agency, was reporting that government-aligned forces had killed "about 70" former regime fighters, while more than 25 others were captured in Jableh and ...

3 days ago · On Thursday evening, violent clashes erupted between Syrian government forces and former regime armed groups in Latakia province, with the Observatory confirming at least 48 deaths in the bloody confrontations in Jableh and its surroundings. The casualties reportedly included 28 pro-al-Assad fighters, four civilians shot by Syrian security ...

At least 13 soldiers have been killed in the clashes in Latakia province, close to a Russian-controlled airbase, according to state TV. ... while more than 25 others were captured in Jableh and ...