Syrian Security Forces Were Deployed within the Alawite Heartland on the Mediterranean Coast.
The Move Went to Effort to Bring Back Order, After the UK-Based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Reported That Government and Allied Forces Killed More than 500 Civilians From The Alawite Spiritual Minority in Recent Days.
The Killings Came After Deadly Clashes Broke Out on Thursday in between Syria’s New Authorities and Gunmen Loyal to Toppled President Bashar Assad, Himelf an Alawite.
Syria’s Official Sana News Agency Reported That Security Forces Had Deployed to Latakia, Along with JaBleh and Baniyas Farther South.
Defense Ministry Spokesman Hassan Abdul Ghani Said Security Forces Had “Reimposed Control” Over Area That Had Seen Attacks by Assad Loyists.
“IT is strictly forbidden to approach any home or attack anyone inside their homes,” ghani Said
Latakia Province Security Director Mustafa Kneifatati Said that “Sedition or the Targeting of Any Component of the Syrian People” will surely not be enabled.
“We won’t Tolerate Any Acts of Revenge Under Any Circumstances,“ He Told Sana
The Observatory Reported that the Implementation of Supports Had Actually Brought a “Relative Return to Calm” within the space.
