Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country.
They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.
Reports say the security forces were ambushed as they tried to arrest a former officer in connection to his role at the notorious Saydnaya prison, close to the capital Damascus.
Just over two weeks ago, Assad's presidency fell to rebel forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) faction.
Previously, nine law enforcement officers were killed by gunfire during an operation to detain a high-ranking former officer of the previous government in Tartus.
Members of the country’s Alawite religious minority took to the streets on Wednesday in Tartus, Latakia and its suburb of Jableh, and also in Homs. The violent protest was accompanied by attacks on police officers. In response, the authorities imposed a curfew in these areas and accused supporters of former president Bashar Assad of attempts to destabilize the country and incite civil unrest.
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At least 14 officers were killed when a group of law enforcers of the Syrian transitional government was ambushed in the city of Tartus during a special operation against supporters of the former president, Interior Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman has told the SANA news agency.
ReplyDelete"Law enforcement officers were ambushed by gunmen while on a mission to maintain public order in neighborhood near Tartus," he said. "As a result, 14 officers were killed and ten more wounded."
Al menos 14 agentes del Ministerio del Interior de Siria perdieron la vida y 10 resultaron heridos en una emboscada en suburbios de la ciudad de Tartús, ubicada en el oeste del país, informó la agencia de noticias 'SANA', citando al ministro del Interior, Muhammad Abderahman.
DeleteSegún el ministro, el ataque sorpresa fue organizado por aliados del presidente sirio, Bashar Asad.
Enfatizó que "14 miembros del Ministerio del Interior murieron y otros 10 resultaron heridos tras caer en una emboscada insidiosa organizada por restos del régimen criminal en la provincia de Tartús".
The clashes in Tartus province - a stronghold of Mr Assad's Alawite minority - erupted after "a number of residents refused to allow their houses to be searched", said the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria.
ReplyDeleteThe officer's brother and armed men intercepted the security forces, "set up an ambush for them near the village and targeted one of the patrol vehicles", the Observatory said.
It added that "dozens of people" were arrested in the village.
At least 17 people were killed Wednesday in Syria's Tartus province when security forces under the country's new leadership clashed with remnants of Bashar al-Assad's regime, including an officer linked to the notorious Saydnaya prison, according to a war monitor.
ReplyDeleteΕννέα άνθρωποι έχασαν τη ζωή τους σε συγκρούσεις μεταξύ ενόπλων και δυνάμεων ασφαλείας που επιχείρησαν να συλλάβουν έναν αξιωματούχο του πρώην καθεστώτος του Μπασάρ αλ Άσαντ, σύμφωνα με το Συριακό Παρατηρητήριο Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων.
ReplyDeleteΈξι μέλη των δυνάμεων ασφαλείας σκοτώθηκαν καθώς και «τρεις ένοπλοι άνδρες», αφού οι δυνάμεις ασφαλείας επιχείρησαν να συλλάβουν έναν αξιωματούχο της εξουσίας του πρώην προέδρου Μπασάρ αλ Άσαντ, στην Ταρτούς, στη δυτική Συρία, σύμφωνα με το Συριακό Παρατηρητήριο.
At least nine people were killed by gunfire that erupted when security forces of Syria’s transitional government carried out a special operation in the city of Tartus some 220 km away from Damascus, the Al Hadath television reported.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the report, the operation was aimed at detaining a high-ranking former officer of the previous government.
The TV channel said members of the country’s Alawite religious minority took to the streets on Wednesday in Tartus, Latakia and its suburb of Jableh, and also in Homs. The violent protest was accompanied by attacks on police officers. In response, the authorities imposed a curfew in these areas and accused supporters of former president Bashar Assad of attempts to destabilize the country and incite civil unrest.
A Syria war monitor said nine people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an officer under deposed leader Bashar al-Assad who was linked to a notorious prison.
DeleteThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “six members of the General Security force” of Syria’s new authorities were killed, along with “three armed men” in Khirbet al-Maaza, after forces sought to arrest an officer who was among “those responsible for the crimes of the Saydnaya prison.”