On Thursday, at least seventy people died in fighting between security forces of the new Syrian government and supporters of President Bashar al-Assad in December. That reports The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Friday. It is about the deadliest military confrontation since the fall of Assad.
The fighting broke out near Jableh, a city in the countryside of the Latakia coastal province. The area is seen as the stronghold of the Syrian Alawitic minority, to which the Assad family belongs.
The Assad regime was overthrown at the beginning of December in an offensive of rebellious groups led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. A Syrian security officer confirmed To Al Jazeera That the soldiers of the new government were the target of “different armed bolds.” On videos At the AP news agency you can see that heavy weapons are being shot.
The Syrian state news agency Samaa reports That the authorities have set a curfew in the nearby city of Tartus, where it is also restless. Military reinforcement would also be sent to the coastal region.
