Syrian Security Forces Launch Security Operation in Latakia
ARK News.. Following the killing of two Ministry of Defense personnel in an armed ambush by gunmen identified as remnants of Assad’s militias, Syrian security forces have launched a large-scale security operation in Latakia.
According to Syria’s official news agency (SANA), a security source stated that "groups from the remnants of Assad’s militias carried out an armed ambush, killing two Ministry of Defense personnel in the al-Da’tour neighborhood of Latakia at dawn on Tuesday, March 4, 2025." The attack took place in western Syria, a region with a significant Alawite population, the sect to which ousted President Bashar al-Assad belongs.
The source further confirmed that the Internal Security Directorate has begun a wide-scale security crackdown in al-Da’tour and several surrounding neighborhoods to capture the militia remnants and bring them to justice.
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