A member of the security forces loyal to the Syrian interim government guards a checkpoint previously held by supporters of the ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in the city of Hmeimim, in the coastal province of Latakia, on March 11, 2025. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
At least 1,383 civilians were killed in massacres on Syria's coast, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Violence in northwest Syria escalated over the weekend between the new Syrian security forces and loyalists to the former Assad regime. The clashes occurred in Alawite-majority areas, a Syrian minority which the Assad family belonged to.
At least 1,383 civilians were killed in massacres on Syria's coast, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Violence in northwest Syria escalated over the weekend between the new Syrian security forces and loyalists to the former Assad regime. The clashes occurred in Alawite-majority areas, a Syrian minority which the Assad family belonged to.