Syrian forces clash with Assad loyalists

Fighters loyal to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad have engaged in heavy clashes with security forces of Syria’s new rulers in the worst violence against the government since Islamist-led rebels seized power

Clashes reported

Latakia: Government forces ambushed during security operation, triggering clashes

Homs
Hama
As Suwayda
Daraa
Damascus
ISRAEL
LEBANON
JORDAN
SYRIA
TÜRKIYE
IRAQ
100km
60 miles
Raqqa
Al Tanf
Idlib
Deir al-Zour
Latakia
Jableh
Aleppo
Tartus
Mediterranean Sea

Israel forces
U.S.-declared deconfliction zone

Government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
Unidentified opposition groups
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA)

Source: Reuters, BBC, ISW, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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