A Syrian security source said the pace of fighting had slowed around Latakia, Jabla and Baniyas, while forces searched surrounding mountainous areas where an estimated 5,000 pro-Assad insurgents were hiding.

Syria’s leader vows to hunt those behind clashes with Assad loyalists and his Islamist government:: March 9, 2025:: Damascus, Syria:: Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian Interim President"We find ourselves facing a new danger represented by the attempts of the remnants of the former regime and the external parties behind them to create a new sedition and drag our country into a civil war,

CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's interim president, Ahmed Sharaa, said current developments are within "expected challenges", Arab media said on Sunday, as clashes continue between forces linked to the new Islamist rulers and fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect.