1,400+ dead: Syria coast operation ends
Shafaq News/ The military operation in Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus has concluded, the Ministry of Defense in the Syrian transitional administration announced on Monday.
In multiple posts on X, the ministry’s spokesperson, Hassan Abdul Ghani, said the campaign successfully repelled attacks on key infrastructure and secured major roadways. “Security forces neutralized security cells and remnants of the former [al-Assad] regime in Latakia’s towns of Al-Mukhtariya, Muzayraa, and al-Zubar, as well as in Tartus’ towns of Al-Dalia, Taanita, and Qadmous,” Abdul Ghani stated.
(3)تمكنت قواتنا من تحييد الخلايا الأمنية وفلول النظام البائد من بلدة المختارية وبلدة المزيرعة ومنطقة الزوبار وغيرها في محافظة اللاذقية و بلدة الدالية وبلدة تعنيتا والقدموس في محافظة طرطوس، مما أسفر عن إفشال التهديدات وتأمين المنطقة.
— العقيد حسن عبد الغني (@hasanabdalgany) March 10, 2025
As for future plans, Abdul Ghani noted that new measures are in place to continue countering regime remnants and addressing potential threats. “Security forces will reinforce their presence to ensure stability, maintain security, and protect residents.”
(5)سوف تعمل الأجهزة الأمنية في المرحلة القادمة على تعزيز عملها لضمان الاستقرار وحفظ الأمن وسلامة الأهالي، حيث وضعت خططا جديدة لاستكمال محاربة فلول النظام البائد، والعمل على إنهاء أي تهديد مستقبلي، ولتمنع تنظيم الخلايا الإجرامية من جديد، وسنتيح للجنة التحقيق الفرصة الكاملة لكشف…
— العقيد حسن عبد الغني (@hasanabdalgany) March 10, 2025
The coastal region, a stronghold of the country’s Alawite minority, has experienced mounting security tensions and violence, with clashes resulting in numerous casualties and injuries. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a death toll of 1,454 people as of March 6, including women and children.
In response, the Syrian presidency announced the formation of an independent national committee to investigate the violence.
Lebanon's An-Nahar newspaper reported earlier that a new wave of displacement from Alawite-majority villages in the coastal region had intensified pressure on Lebanese towns near the Al-Kabir River.
