The Syrian forces and loyal Assad in the deadly clashes in Latakia

The Syrian forces loyal to the new government in Damascus participated in the heavy fighting with the remains of the Assad regime, which is in a coastal area in the northwest of the country.

According to dozens of people in the clashes in Latakia Province, close to a Russian air base controlled.

The curfew has been announced until Friday morning.

It is some of the most violent attacks on the forces related to the Syrian Islamic government since the fall of Bashar al -Assad in December.

Clashes continue in the coastal areas that make up the stronghold of the Alawi community, and are strongly from the Assad family.

The government news agency SANA reported that “huge military reinforcements” were heading to the city of Gabelh.

The estimates of the number of people who were killed, and the BBC has not been able to verify independently.

Late on Thursday, the Syrian -step news agency was the headquarters that government forces had killed “about 70” former regime fighters, while more than 25 others were arrested in Gabelh and the surrounding areas.

Separately, the news agency told AFP, noting that the war was monitored, that a total of 48 people were killed – including 16 government security personnel, 28 supporters of Assad, and four civilians.

There were also reports of clashes in the cities of complexes and milking.

Heavy shooting can be heard in the residential streets in his hometown on unreasonable videos on social media.

A spokesman for the Syrian Ministry of Defense, Colonel Hassan Abdel -Ghani, issued a warning to Assad’s loyalists who are fighting in Latakia Through government media.

“Thousands have chosen to hand over their weapons and return to their families, while some insist on fleeing and die in defense of the killers and criminals. The choice is clear: put your weapons or confront your inevitable fate,” he said.

The region has become a major security challenge for temporary president Ahmed Al -Sharra.

The high activists said that their community has been subjected to violence and attacks since the fall of Assad, especially in rural areas and Latakia.

He also faces resistance in the south, where there were clashes with the Druze forces in recent days.

Earlier this week, The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs told the newspaper “The Minister of World Chemical Weapons” The new government is committed to destroying any remaining stocks produced under the lion.

The Assad government denied the use of chemical weapons during the 14 -year civil war, but activists accused them of carrying out dozens of chemical attacks.