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17 people, including members of the General Security Forces of the new Syrian administration were killed in clashes in the southern rural areas of Ṭarṭūs while the arrest of an official of the previous government was attempted.

26 December

According to what the Syrian Human Rights Monitor announced, 17 people were killed in clashes in rural Ṭarṭūs in Western Syria after the security forces had attempted to detain an officer holding a high rank in the era of the previous President Baššār al-Asad linked to the Ṣadnāyā Prison.

The Monitor mentioned in a statement that 14 members of the General Security Forces of the new Syrian administration and 3 armed men were killed at the village of Harbat al-Ma‘za in the southern countryside of Ṭarṭūs, as the preliminary details showing 9 victims has risen.

On its behalf Syrian Interior Minister of the Temporary Government Muḥammad ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān said that “14 troops fell martyrs and 10 others were injured amongst the troops of the Ministry of Interior after they were ambushed by members of the former government in the countryside of Ṭarṭūs Province”.

‘Abd ar-Raḥmān believed that the troops that were killed “were carrying out their duties protecting the security and the social peace”.

In connection to this the city of Maṣyāf in the northwest of Ḥamā Province on Wednesday witnessed protests condemning the assassination of 3 judges and the participants were raising slogans confirming the unity of the Syrians and the need to account those responsible for the assassination.

It should be remembered that the 3 judges from the ‘Alawī faith were killed at the Rabī‘a–Maṣyāf crossing in northwestern Ḥamā Province, while at the same time revenge actions were going on in several Syrian provinces.

On Wednesday Minister of Justice of the Temporal Government Šādī Muḥammad al-Waysī announced that he condemned “with the most severe expressions the assassination of the three judges of the real estate court in Ḥamā Province“ and confirmed that “in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior were are working on apprehending the culprits as fast as possible, so they would receive their just punishment”.