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Syrian authorities arrest 21 people linked to ‘former regime’ in Latakia
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A police officer injured by a thrown stone is helped away from the area after clashes erupted between Alawite protesters and counterprotesters in Latakia, Syria's coastal region, December 28, 2025. (AP/Omar Albam)
Authorities in Syria’s Latakia province arrest 21 people allegedly linked to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad’s rule, state media reports, after sectarian attacks rocked predominantly Alawite neighborhoods of the provincial capital last night.
State television says security forces in the coastal province arrested 21 “former regime remnants who are involved in criminal acts, sectarian incitement and targeting internal security forces.”
Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew on Latakia city after yesterday’s attacks.
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