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Syria's new rulers launch security crackdown as tensions brew | CBC News Loaded
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SYRIA'S NEW RULERS LAUNCH SECURITY CRACKDOWN AS TENSIONS BREW
Syria's new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal
region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue 'remnants'
of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media
reported.
SECURITY FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION IN TARTOUS, AN ERSTWHILE STRONGHOLD OF FALLEN
ASSAD GOVERNMENT
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 26, 2024 11:08 AM EST | Last Updated: December 26
The violence in Tartous province, part of the coastal region that is home to
many members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, has marked the
deadliest challenge yet to the Sunni Islamist-led authorities which swept him
from power on Dec. 8. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
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Syria's new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal
region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue "remnants"
of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media
reported.
The violence in Tartous province, part of the coastal region that is home to
many members of Assad's Alawite sect, has marked the deadliest challenge yet to
the Sunni Islamist-led authorities who swept him from power on Dec. 8.
Members of the Alawite minority, an offshoot of Shia Islam, wielded huge sway in
Assad-led Syria, dominating security forces he used against his opponents during
the 13-year-long civil war and to crush dissent during decades of bloody
oppression by his police state.
The security forces launched the Tartous operation to "control security,
stability, and civil peace, and to pursue the remnants of Assad's militias in
the woods and hills," state news agency SANA reported.
WATCH | Authorities say 14 Syrian police members killed in 'ambush':
14 Syrian police members killed in ‘ambush’: rebel-led authorities
14 hours ago
Duration 3:11
An ‘ambush’ by forces loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad has killed 14
members of the Syrian police in western Syria, the transitional administration
said Thursday. Syria's new interior minister said on Telegram that 10 police
members were also wounded by what he called ‘remnants’ of al-Assad’s government
in Tartous.
The crackdown was announced as the Damascus authorities warned of an attempt to
incite sectarian strife, after a video dating from late November circulated on
social media showing a fire inside an Alawite shrine in Aleppo. The interior
ministry said unknown groups perpetrated the violence and that its forces were
working "night and day" to protect religious sites.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former al-Qaeda affiliate that led the rebel
campaign that toppled Assad, has repeatedly vowed to protect minority groups,
who fear the new rulers could seek to impose an Islamist government. Many
members of minority groups, including Christians, are worried.
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REPORTED SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN DAMASCUS
In a predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Damascus, Alawite sheik Ali Dareer
said that homes had been vandalized and people beaten on the basis of their
religious identity, despite HTS promises the sect would be treated with respect.
He blamed "a third party" trying to incite discord.
Dareer told Reuters that the community had extended its hand to the new
government but there "have been many violations," citing multiple accounts of
people being beaten at a checkpoint.
An HTS fighter in the area said there had been an incident on Thursday in which
Alawites were taken off a bus and beaten because of their religion, but denied
that HTS was responsible.
The security forces launched the Tartous operation to "control security,
stability, and civil peace, and to pursue the remnants of Assad's militias in
the woods and hills," state news agency SANA reported. (Amr Abdallah
Dalsh/Reuters)
"This is a matter of sedition, and we don't want to be dragged into it," Dareer
said.
"Thousands of people are filled with resentment, anxiety, and their dignity is
offended," he said. "However, we must remain committed to peace."
Taher Dawwa, 38, an Alawite who was a military volunteer under Assad, said the
"burden of all mistakes" should not be placed on one sect. "We don't want
division."
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The Syrian war took on sectarian dimensions as Assad drew on Shia militias from
across the Middle East, mobilized by his ally Iran, to battle the insurgency
dominated by members of the Sunni Muslim majority.
Underlining sectarian tensions, protesters chanted "Oh Ali!" during a rally
outside local government headquarters in Tartous, images posted on social media
on Wednesday showed.
The chant was a reference to Ali ibn Abi Talib, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad
who is revered by Muslims but held in especially high regard by Alawites and
Shias, who believe Ali and his descendants should have led the Islamic
community.
CIVIL PEACE
Mohammed Othman, the newly appointed governor of the coastal Latakia region
adjoining Tartous, met Alawite sheiks to "encourage community cohesion and civil
peace," SANA reported.
The Syrian information ministry declared a ban on what it described as "the
circulation or publication of any media content or news with a sectarian tone
aimed at spreading division."
Underlining sectarian tensions, protesters chanted "Oh Ali!" during a rally
outside local government headquarters in Tartous, images posted on social media
on Wednesday showed. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
Assad's long-time Shia regional ally, Iran, has criticized the course of events
in Syria in recent days.
On Sunday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Syrian youth to
"stand with firm determination against those who have orchestrated and brought
about this insecurity."
Khamenei forecast "that a strong and honourable group will also emerge in Syria
because today Syrian youth have nothing to lose," calling the country unsafe.
Syria's newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, said on
Tuesday that Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people and Syria's
sovereignty and security.
"We warn them against spreading chaos in Syria and we hold them accountable for
the repercussions of the latest remarks," he said.
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