Sectarian violence involving supporters of the deposed Assad regime has left hundreds dead, calling into question whether Syria’s new rulers can maintain discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups, including hard-line jihadis.
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A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country's coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control.
Clashes between Syria's new authorities and gunmen loyal to ousted dictator Bashar Assad have killed at least 147 people over the past two days, a war monitor said Friday, in the bloodiest fighting since the collapse of the old regime.
By Eyad Kourdi, Tim Lister and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad.
By Eyad Kourdi and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, dozens of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad this week.
At least 70 people have died in armed clashes between Syria's security forces and forces still loyal to deposed dictator Bashir al-Assad, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Syria’s new government is clashing with former soldiers and supporters of the recently deposed Assad regime. And the fighting is escalating. Some fear the fighting could lead to more sectarian tension. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Sarah Dadouch, a journalist with the Financial Times, about what’s…
More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday."More than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast betw…
Almost 50 people were killed in clashes between security forces and pro-Assad gunmen in Latakia, once the stronghold of the Assad family. The government has tried to play down sectarian tensions.
By Eyad Kourdi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns the actual death toll could be “much higher.
The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14…
Over 330 civilians from Syria's Alawite minority have reportedly been killed in reprisals carried out by troops loyal to the country's transitional government. Germany has called for an end to the "spiral of violence."
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria’s confl…
The new Syrian government has yet to firmly establish a safe foothold in the country and faces threats from Assad sympathizers who supported his decades-long rule.
At least 400 people have been killed in northwest Syria as fierce clashes escalate between government forces and loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad, marking the deadliest violence since the fall of Assad three months ago.
More than 1,000 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with loyalists of the toppled Assad regime, marking one of the country's most violent episodes since conflict began there 14 years ago.
The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday.
The clashes, which erupted Thursday, marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government in Damascus, three months after insurgents took authority after removing Bashar Assad from power.
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria’s confl…
A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.
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