Violent clashes between the government of Syria, Assad’s loyalists left hundreds of dead. This is what to know

Hundreds of people were killed in Syria over four days of violent clashes between the army and loyal to ousted President Bashar al -Assad, sweeping its western coastal area.

What started as a teenager in the Syrian security journal by Assad loyalists brought chaos to many cities and towns on the coast.

The attack sparked the worst violence in Syria since the end of 13 years of conflict in the country, three months after the overthrow of the Assad regime in an attack by opposition fighters led by the Sunni Islamic Group Haya Taher Al -Sham, or HTS.

Here is what we know so far about the attacks and where things are currently standing in the region.

How does violence explode?

It reveals violence ThursdayAfter a sudden attack by the militants from the Yyeite community in a police patrol near the city of Latakia in the port of Latakia, he went up to widespread clashes throughout the coastal region in Syria.

The attacks-which seemed to be a coordinator-were a great escalation and a challenge to the new government in Damascus, where the former rebels in power have now pledged to unite Syria after more than 50 years under the Assad dynasty.

In their ambush, the armed fighters supporting Assad overwhelmed the government security forces and then Qardaha controlledAssad’s birthplace, where Damascus is scrambling to bring reinforcements.

The majority of the population in coastal cities are members of the divorced Al -Alawi sect, a branch of Shiite Islam.

The albums previously formed the basic circle of the Assad government in the country of the Sunni majority, and linked society to the ruling of the brutal regime on Syria, in the eyes of its opponents. But many albums said that they suffered like the other Syrians under Assad’s rule and his father, Hafez al -Assad.

Eyewitnesses and videos from the coastal area showed homes in many neighborhoods in which they set fire and blood -stained bodies on the streets. Many residents said they were very afraid to leave their homes.

The government poured reinforcements on coastal cities, including Latakia, Parias, Tartus and Jabal, to crush what it described as a deadly and planned attack by the residues of the Assad regime.

On Monday, the government said it was I end her military operation In Latakia and Championship.

The interim president of Syria, Ahmed Al -Sharra, later admitted that some armed groups had entered without prior coordination with the Ministry of Defense.

The Syrian and Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said on Saturday that both the security forces and the armed forces supporting Assad “are executing collective and systematic killings.”

Who was targeted?

Although the authorities call for the end of sectarian incitement, the clashes turned to fatal and killed many civilians.

Between Thursday and Monday, about 779 people were killed, according to SNHR.

Snhr CBC News told in a statement that at least 383 people were killed by the residues of the Assad regime.

Among these 383 people, 172 members of the General Security Forces and 211 civilians were.

CBC News cannot independently check these numbers.

Meanwhile, the armed forces – which consisted of military factions, the local armed residents (Syrians and foreigners) and members of the public security forces – were responsible for the death of at least 396 people, according to SNHR.

The organization said: “The distinction between civilians and members who was removed from the Assad regime has proven a special challenge, as many of them were wearing civilian clothes,” the organization said.

SNHR also pointed out that her death fees exclude “fighting” fighting deaths, because these deaths are not classified as violations of international law.

The CBC News team was investigating a video posted by the Syrian Coast Observatory on Saturday on Telegram, which indicates men in the Public Security Forces shooting on non -armed people in civilian clothes. Five bodies of people who were killed on the video were shown.

The United Nations Human Rights Office said on Tuesday, including Women and children were killed As part of a series of sectarian killings by the army against the rebellion by Assad’s loyalists.

How did the new government respond?

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Hassan Abdel -Ghani, said on Sunday that the security forces have regained control of the area and will continue to follow up on the galvanized rebel leaders.

Four people were arrested on Tuesday by the Ministry of Public Security for claiming illegal and bloody violations against civilians in the region, according to the Syrian government news agency Sana.

On Monday, Shara Reuters told that he had not yet been able to say whether the forces of the Ministry of Defense in Syria – which destroy the former rebel factions under one structure – involved in sectarian killings.

“Syria is a legal case. The law will take its path to everyone,” he told Reuters in an interview.

“We fought to defend the oppressed, and we will not accept that any fair blood be thrown, or is still without punishment or accountability, even among the closest to us.”

Shara blamed the supporting groups of Assad, with the support of foreigners for its creativity from the bloodshed, but it admitted that the killings of revenge were followed.

Shara, who appeals to the Syrians and the international community in a speech at the end of the week, called on any person who harms civilians and offends knowledge and said that Syria will not be dragged into the civil war.

The Syrian Committee for the Investigation of Sectarian Murities said that it would seek to arrest and prosecute any perpetrators involved.

“There is no one above the law, and the committee will transfer all the results to the entity he launched, the presidency, and the judicial authority,” the committee spokesman Yasser Farhan said in a television press conference on Tuesday.

Farhan added that the committee had pledged the lists of witnesses to meet the perpetrators and the potentials, and would take any suspects with sufficient evidence against them to the judiciary.

What happened since then?

Several demonstrations were held in Syria after the violence attack.

On Tuesday, the Syrians gathered in Latakia to demonstrate against the recent mass killings.

“One, one, one. The Syrian people are one,” and the demonstrators chanted in videos outside Latakia, and called for security in the region and to protect the government against sectarian violence.

The Syria campaign shared a statement on Instagram on Tuesday in the wake of the events.

“Our hearts are broken for all the families who lost their loved ones in the terrible massacres,” he said, adding that many are still unable to bury their loved ones while others escape from their homes for fear of their lives.

“The indifference is equal to collusion. It occurs against these atrocities, accountability and justice for all,” the statement said.

Since the expulsion of Assad, he has He pledged to operate Syria In a comprehensive way.

While many Syrians believed that the ALISESI preferred during the Assad era, who included many major bureaucrats and military officers, thousands have continued to call unity among all sects since the formation of the new interim government.

The United Nations Refugee Agency said in a statement that 6,078 Syria reached about ten villages in Akar Province in northern Lebanon after the flight of the coastal region in Syria, according to the local authorities.