Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 05:57am on 07 Mar 2025,Friday International
In Syria's Latakia province, more than 70 individuals have been killed and dozens injured in fierce clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of the deposed leader, Bashar al-Assad. The violence erupted in Jableh as security forces initiated operations to dismantle Assad loyalist factions regrouping in the mountainous coastal region. The confrontations began when gunmen associated with former Assad-era commander Suhail al-Hassan attacked security patrols and checkpoints, prompting government forces to respond with helicopter strikes. This incident marks the most intense fighting since Assad's ouster by Islamist rebels in December 2024, underscoring the ongoing instability in the region.
