Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 09/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Al-Sharaa urges for peace amid communal violence that has killed hundreds of civilians. The fighting began after pro-Assad fighters coordinated attacks on security forces. At least 745 alawite civilians have been killed in Latakia and Tartous since Thursday. Al Jazeera has been unable to independently verify those figures. There is a high death toll, and the numbers are expected to increase in the coming hours and days. Serdar explained that the recent clashes are a stark reminder of how divided Syria is despite al-Sharaa’s earlier claims of ruling the country as one. On Sunday, the optical cable linking Deraa and Damascus governorates was damaged.
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