Following clashes between Bashar Assad loyalists and opposition groups in the Syrian capital Damascus last night, 14 police officers were killed and 10 were injured in an ambush attack by Assad loyalists in the Tartus countryside, according to the Syrian Ministry of Interior.
The ministry, which is affiliated with the interim administration, stated that anyone who dared to undermine the country’s security or endanger the lives of Syrians would be responded harshly.
Syrians took to the streets in Tartus, Latakia and Homs yesterday after footage of an attack on Alawite shrine, detected to be taken in Aleppo in November, was circulated on social media. Following the protests, a one-night curfew was declared in Homs.
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