Heavy in the northwest, among members of the security forces of the de facto government and “faithful” fighters to the overthrown president, left behind 70, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
“More than 70 people were killed and dozens others were injured or captured in bloody battles and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministries of Defense and the Interior and armed army” of former President Assad, said in X.
The battles in Jabla (b. Gavala in ancient Greek) and adjacent villages, in the province of Latakia, near the coasts in the Mediterranean, were “the most severe” attacks on the new regime “After the fall of Assad” on December 8th.
The restoration of security throughout Syria is characterized by the most urgent challenge for the new authorities, after the alliance of organizations and led by Hayat Tahrir Sam (HSS) overturned the Assad dynasty.
Battles in the Latakia province
In recent days there has been battles in the province of Latakia, a stronghold of the Alevi minority, to which the family’s family belongs to.
Unleashing “well -designed and deliberate attack, Assad’s armed fans have applied against our positions and control points, targeting a large number of our patrols in the Jabla area,” said Mustafa Kinidati, a DE Factor Security Officer.
He also said that these raids caused “many witnesses and injuries” to the ranks of the new regime, without giving a number. Security forces act to “eliminate their presence”, he continued. “We will restore stability in the province and protect the possessions of our people.”
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During the operation, security forces arrested the former Air Force Intelligence Chief of the Air Force under Hafez al -Assad (Father of Bashar al -Assad), Ibrahim Hauitza, as reported by his Sana.
“Our forces in the city of Jabla managed to arrest criminal Ibrahim Hauitza,” the agency reported.
“He is accused of committing hundreds of murders at the time (presidency) of Criminal Hafez al -Assad,” he added.
Mr Hauitza rarely appeared publicly and little is known to him. He was the head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service from 1987 to 2002. There is suspicion that he was responsible for the assassination of Lebanese Drouz leader Kamal Jublat in 1977.
“Allah Akbar” (“Great You are Sir”), was the reaction to Arabic via Walid Jublat, son of Kamal Jublat and also leader of the Druzon community.
Various murders of politicians and officials in Lebanon opposed to Syria had been attributed to the Assad family, who ruled Syria for 50 years.
According to the head of the security services in Latakia, his forces clashed with the Special Forces of the Assad era in another village, after helicopter raids.
“The armed groups with which our security forces clash in the province of Latakia belong to the war criminal Suhail al -Hassan war,” he told Sana.
The so -called “tiger” was head of the special forces and was often described as the “soldier preferred” by former President Assad. Large advanced advance of the overthrown army in 2015.
The clashes took place in Bait Anana, the village where Suhail al -Hassan comes from when residents prevented the arrest of a suspect for weapons smuggling, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Security forces launched an operation during which, according to the state news agency, “gunmen opened fire on members and vehicles of the Defense Ministry near the village”, killing one of them and injuring others.
According to Qatar’s al -Jazeere television network, he was also injured in his workshop.
Call to peaceful demonstrations
Alevis community leaders called on Facebook in “peaceful demonstrations” after helicopters that, as they reported, were hit by “civilian houses”.
Security forces in Latakia province a ban on traffic in areas where mainly members of the Alevis minority – beyond Latakia, also relate to tartou and Homs, according to Sana.
Four citizens had already been killed earlier this week in Latakia, during operations where two members of the security forces also died.
Residents often denounce the cruelties of government forces in this province, which are degraded by the new authorities, describing them as “individual incidents”.
Source: RES-EIA
