Inside Minister Mohammed Abdul Rahman mentioned on Thursday that “remnants” of the al-Assad authorities in Tartous had killed 14 police members and wounded 10 others, promising to crack down on “anybody who dares to undermine Syria’s safety or endanger the lives of its residents”.
Safety forces launched an operation on Thursday in opposition to pro-Assad “militias” in Tartous, state information company SANA reported, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reporting arrests of a number of individuals in reference to the lethal ambush.
The operation had already succeeded in “neutralising a sure quantity” of armed males loyal to toppled president al-Assad, SANA added.
The assault got here as protests occurred in a number of cities after a video exhibiting the vandalising of an Alawite shrine within the metropolis of Aleppo circulated on-line on Wednesday. Police had imposed curfews in Homs, Latakia, Jableh and Tartous till 8am (05:00 GMT).
The Inside Ministry introduced on its official Telegram account that the video, which confirmed armed males strolling contained in the shrine and posing close to human our bodies, dated again to the insurgent offensive on Aleppo in late November.
The ministry famous the violence was carried out by unknown teams, including whoever was circulating the video now gave the impression to be looking for to incite sectarian strife.
State media reported citing residents of Homs that demonstrations within the metropolis had been led by members of the minority Alawite and Shia Muslim spiritual communities.
Some residents mentioned the demonstrations had been linked to stress and violence in latest days geared toward members of the Alawite minority, a sect lengthy seen as loyal to al-Assad, who was toppled by opposition fighters led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group earlier this month.
Al-Assad, who took over as president after his father died in 2000, fled to Russia after opposition fighters captured Damascus on December 8, ending greater than 5 a long time of Baath social gathering rule.
The nation’s new leaders have repeatedly promised to guard minority spiritual teams, who concern for his or her rights below the brand new administration.
A number of persons are believed to have been killed and wounded in a separate assault by the previous authorities forces within the coastal area, based on the Inside Ministry.
