Hundreds killed in clashes and revenge attacks in Syria

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Hundreds of people were killed in Syria after the clash between the government and the Assad forces, and the interim President Ahmed al-Shara called for his government to be the biggest challenge for his government.

Many of the targets were Alawaits, members of the minority community where the former president Bashar al-Assad Included and who dominated the top position of the former regime for the former regime.

Although the estimates are diverse, the Syrian observation has been observed for the human rights of the war, saying that more than a thousand people were killed till Sunday, most of them are civilians. Financial times were unable to verify statistics independently.

SyriaThe Defense Ministry said the clash was still going on in some parts of the coast on Sunday morning.

Speaking at a mosque in Mezjeh Para, Damascus on Sunday, Shara said that what happened was “expected challenges” and called for coexistence. “We can stay together in this country, God is willing,” he said.

This turmoil begins after the armed parties loyal to Assad who were ousted on Thursday December after a clash with government security forces and a “rebellion” of the coastal province and ex -Latakia Assad Fort

According to residents and rights groups, it moves towards the killing of interconnected violence and communal revenge as a loyal back-up force from outside the coastal region.

Alawite residents told FT that they were taking shelter in their homes, killing relatives and neighbors, or fleeing for fear of further attacks.

So far this is one of the most serious threats for the legitimacy of the Syrian transitional government, which Islamist rebels, led by Sharra, were set up after leaving the Assad government in an aggressive attack.

Residents of the nearest villages say many have fled to Hemimim’s Russian military base on the weekend for protection. Syrian authorities say they have sent local officials to reassure them and return them to the village.

The war was cut off in Latakia as a result of the war, the state news agency reported.