An in a single day curfew was imposed by Syria’s ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham insurgent group after 14 members of the Syria’s inside ministry had been killed in what they described as an ambush by supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria’s new Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman says 14 “inside ministry personnel” had been killed by what he described because the “remnants of the Assad regime”.
Clashes occurred in a number of cities, together with the coastal metropolis of Tartus, Homs, and even the capital Damascus. It represents essentially the most violent and widespread unrest within the nation because the removing of long-time autocratic President Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.
Rahman vowed to crack down on “anybody who dares to undermine” the nation’s safety, endanger the lives of its residents or halt the processes of peace and stabilising its future.
On Wednesday, demonstrations occurred within the metropolis of Homs, in accordance with state media, and had been led by members of the minority Alawite and Shia Muslim communities.
The Alawite protests had been apparently partially sparked by a web based video displaying the burning of an Alawite shrine. The interim authorities insisted the video was outdated and never a latest incident.
Some protesters known as for the discharge of troopers from the previous Syrian military now imprisoned by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). UK-based warfare monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated at the least one protestor was killed and 5 had been wounded in Homs as HTS forces regarded to quell the unrest.
In response to the protests, the HTS additionally imposed a curfew from 6 pm to eight am native time (8 pm to 10 am CET).
State media studies say the curfew is just being imposed for one evening however might be renewed if the violence doesn’t stop.
More small demonstrations additionally occurred in different areas, like the town of Tartus, the place the vast majority of Syria’s Alawite minority reside, however weren’t as violent.
