When we went downstairs, our blood ran cold at the sight we saw. My father-in-law was lying on the floor, covered in blood.

The government poured reinforcements to coastal cities, including Latakia, Banias, Tartous and Jableh, to crush what it described as a deadly, well-planned and premeditated assault by remnants of ...

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian forces deploying in the western city of Baniyas in the coastal Tartous province on March 7, 2025.

The ABC journeyed into Syria's coastal city of Tartous, where deadly clashes between militias loyal to the fallen regime of Bashar al-Assad and government forces have spiralled into some of the worst ...

Syrian security forces are seen on the Tartous-Latakia highway in Latakia province, northwestern Syria, on March 7, 2025. (Str/Xinhua)TARTOUS, Syria, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A tense calm prevailed in ...

TARTOUS, Syria, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A tense calm prevailed in Syria's coastal city of Tartous on Monday following a large-scale security operation targeting what the government refers to as remnants ...

TARTOUS, Syria, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A tense calm prevailed in Syria's coastal city of Tartous on Monday following a large-scale security operation targeting what the government refers to as ...

Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into reported mass killings. Months after the ousting of former president ...

For weeks, violence against government forces was on the rise, particularly in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartous - the Alawite heartland and a stronghold for Assad supporters.