The violence has raised the specter of a larger sectarian conflict in Syria and stoked panic in the coastal provinces of ...
As of late Sunday, most of the fighting was concentrated in the coastal areas of Latakia, where at least 545 civilians were reported to have been killed, and Tartus, where at least 252 civilians were ...
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said that "a strong explosion rocked the Tartus port" at the same time as aircraft flew overhead, reporting smoke rising from the site. Observatory ...
Government forces sent major reinforcements overnight to the cities of Latakia and Tartus as well as nearby towns and villages, state media reported. Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in ...
The Syrian presidency announced on Sunday the formation of an independent national commission to probe the recent violent incidents in the port cities of Latakia and Tartus. Last week the coastal ...
Israeli aircraft carried out airstrikes late Monday targeting the port city of Tartus in western Syria, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. The agency reported that the strikes did not ...
The troubles erupted across Latakia and Tartus Provinces, longtime strongholds of Mr. al-Assad along Syria’s Mediterranean coast. The area has become a tinderbox since Mr. al-Assad was ...
Syrian state media said Israeli strikes hit the Tartus area on Monday, after a war monitor reported a blast near the city's port and the Israeli army said it struck a "military site" further north.