Syria’s new rebel-led authorities say 14 inside ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad within the west of the nation.
They say the combating passed off close to the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.
Reports say the safety forces have been ambushed as they tried to arrest a former officer in connection to his function on the infamous Saydnaya jail, near the capital Damascus.
Just over two weeks in the past, Assad’s presidency fell to insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) faction.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) stated three militants have been additionally killed within the clashes.
It added that the safety forces later introduced in reinforcements.
The rebels’ lightning offensive that began from Syria’s north-east and unfold everywhere in the nation ended the Assad household’s greater than 50-year-rule.
Assad and his household have been compelled to flee to Russia.
HTS has since promised to guard the rights and freedoms of many non secular and ethnic minorities in Syria.
HTS is designated as a terrorist organisation by the UN, the US, the EU, the UK and others.
On Tuesday, protests broke out within the nation over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting recent requires the brand new authorities to guard minorities.
