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| Syria imposes night curfew on port city after sectarian violence, arrests 21 tied to Assad gov’t |
| 2025-12-31 |
| [AnNahar] Syrian authorities imposed an overnight curfew in the coastal city of Latakia on Tuesday after attacks in predominantly Alawite neighborhoods a day prior. Authorities announced a "curfew in Latakia city, effective from 5:00pm (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, until 6:00am (0300 GMT) on Wednesday, December 31, 2025". Individuals attacked Alawite-majority neighborhoods on Monday, damaging cars and vandalizing shops. The attacks came a day after three people were killed during mass protests by the minority community that followed a bombing in Homs. One of them was a member of Syria’s security forces, according to a security source. Syrian authorities said on Monday forces “reinforced their deployment in a number of neighborhoods in the city of Latakia, as part of measures taken to monitor the situation on the ground, enhance security and stability, and ensure the safety of citizens and property.” Latakia, a mixed city in Syria’s Alawite coastal heartland, also has several Sunni-majority neighborhoods. Syrian authorities arrest 21 people linked to ‘former regime’ in Latakia [IsraelTimes] 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. Related: Latakia: 2025-12-29 Alawites protest after Syria mosque bombing, HTS gov’t intervenes Latakia: 2025-12-28 Survivors recall panic after deadly mosque blast in Syria’s Homs, Alawite leader calls for mass protests about federalism Latakia: 2025-12-25 3 former Assad officials killed in clashes with state forces in Alawite area of Syria — report |
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