The new Syrian officials on Monday announced the end of an operation against the loyalists of the Defed President Bashar al-Assad, reporting more than 1,000 citizens killed in the worst violence since the war was overthrown after the war was overthrown.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that most of the 1,068 civilians killed since Thursday were members of Alvite minority, which were executed by security forces or affiliated groups.
Violence in the coastal heart zone of the Alvite community, of which is the President, has threatened to chaos the delicate infection of the country after decades of the iron rule of the Assad clan.
Defense Ministry spokesman Hasan Abdul Ghani said in a statement that the authorities on Monday abolished their broad “military operations” and “military operations” against “residues of governance” in Latakia and Tartus provinces.
The announcement took place after the interim President Ahmed al-Shra, whose Islamist group led the aggressive, which collided with Assad on December 8, said the country would not be pulled back into civil struggle.
“Syria … will not allow any foreign powers or domestic parties to pull it into anarchy or civil war,” Shara said in a speech.
He also “accountable, firmly and without anyone, who was involved in the bloodshed of any citizens … or vowed to remove the powers of the state”.
On Thursday, the gunmen attacked the new Syrian security forces after the gun in the area.
According to the UK -based observatory, the fight has killed 231 security personnel and 250 supporters Assad fighters, depending on a network of sources inside Syria. The authorities did not provide any casualties.
In Jableh in Latakia province, a resident who requested for oblivion on safety concerns spoke to AFP about being terrorized by armed groups in tears, who took control of the city.
“More than 50 people have been killed among my family and friends. They gathered bodies with bulldozers and buried them in a large scale graves.”
‘Extreme fear’
In some areas, the residents started temporarily exiting, but many were still afraid to leave the house after the darkness and complained of lack of basic supply.
Farah, a 22 -year -old university student, said, “Today the situation in Latakia is a bit calm, people are out and almost after five days of anxiety and excessive fear.”
But with the situation still “very stressful”, he said “After six o’clock, you don’t see anyone on the road … the neighborhood turns into a ghost city”.
An AFP journalist said that the road between Latakia and Jebel was largely empty in the south, in which only military vehicles and ambulances were passing.
Vehicles damaged in clashes also laid down the roads of the road.
In addition to the mass murders of addition, there have been reports of Christians being caught in attacks.
During a teaching in Damascus on Sunday, Greek Arthodox Patriyc of Antiox John X stated that “many innocent Christians were also killed” with Alvites.
Obituri was shared on social media for many members of the small Christian community living on the coast, of which seven were able to confirm AFPs.
“We are all suffering from all sects … I believe that Christians in the region, in general, are apprehensive like other groups and religions,” 42 -year -old, 42 -year -old, Mitchell Khauri said, a Christian lawyer in Latakia.
“We are all on a sinking ship, and no one will leave ourselves and protect us.”
The Syrian Presidency has announced the formation of a “independent committee”, “to investigate violations against citizens and identify those responsible people”.
Amnesty International said on Monday that officials should “provide access to independent national and international investigators to Syria, including the coastal areas of Syria, so that they can conduct their own facts and acts”.
‘Not under control’
Sharaa- The roots of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have their roots in the Jihadi network al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch-since topping the Assad, has vowed to protect the religious and ethnic minorities of Syria.
HTS is still listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and other governments.
Analysts have said that the latest violence questioned the ability of new officers to rule and rebuild the country to be destroyed by the 13 -year civil war.
Joshua Landis, a Syrian expert at the University of Oklahoma, said, “Military chaos that we saw in alvite coastal cities tell us that the new Syrian army is not under control.”
Landis said the violence “Ahmed al-Shra would obstruct efforts to strengthen his rule and explain to the international community that he is under control”, Landis said.
Iran, a prominent supporter of Assad, on Monday dismissed the allegations that Tehran could be involved in the latest violence.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmayel BacaE described claims in media reports, including Saudi -owned Al Arabia TV channels, “completely ridiculous”.
Turkish President Recep Taip Erdogan promised on Monday “to fix our neighbor Syria … and promises to continue all kinds of support with all its ethnic and communal minorities to get peace”.
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