The violence has raised the specter of a larger sectarian conflict in Syria and stoked panic in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
Syrian presidency establishes commission to probe violent events that unfolded after coordinated attacks by Assad regime remnants - Anadolu Ajansı
Syrian sources affiliated with the interim government reported that violent clashes have broken out in several areas of Tartus province, as security operations against remnants of the ousted government and armed opposition groups escalate.
Syrian army sends reinforcements to Latakia and Tartus provinces, including hundreds of vehicles equipped with tanks, armored personnel carriers, and multiple rocket launchers - Anadolu Ajansı
Syria has imposed a curfew in the northwestern port town of Latakia and the port city of Tartus after fierce clashes between fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and government forces,
Violent clashes are taking place in the coastal zone of Syria between government forces and Alawite detachments, which were the mainstay of Bashar al-Assad's power. It is reported by Reuters.
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