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The Latest Breaking News from Tartous

Syria announces end of military operation against al-Assad loyalists

Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats have been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous.

Al Jazeera

Syria’s President al-Sharaa calls for ‘peace, calm’ amid brutal clashes

Violence in Latakia, Tartous leaves hundreds dead as Syria faces deepening divides amid escalating conflict.

Al Jazeera

Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash

Syria’s coastal regions sees days of deadly violence between al-Assad loyalists and security forces.

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Russian diplomats make first visit to Syria since al-Assad’s removal

The visit comes as Moscow seeks to secure the fate of two military bases in Syria.

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17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitors

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: WHO chief at Yemen airport during Israeli airstrikes; Netanyahu says attack ongoing ‘until we complete the job’ – as it happened

Houthi television reports say three people were killed in Israel’s strikes on Yemen; Israel says airstrikes target military infrastructure

The Guardian - US

Syria says 14 policemen killed in ambush by forces loyal to al-Assad

Attack comes after police impose curfews following protests prompted by online video of an attack on an Alawite shrine.

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Syria: 14 security force personnel dead in ambush with gunmen

Violent clashes erupted in the Syrian village of Khirbet al-Ma'za in the southern countryside of Tartous, resulting in the deaths of 14 Public Security Forces personnel. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria

Russia’s potential redeployment to Libya carries consequences for Moscow, Tripoli and beyond.

Al Jazeera

Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia

The Guardian - UK

Israel strikes missile depots, air defences in Syria’s Tartous region

While Israel continues blitz on sites in Syria, new administration in Damascus forges ahead with international outreach.

Al Jazeera

Syria Port Authority Shuts All Ports Due to Bad Weather

Syria's port authority has shut down all the country's sea ports including Tartous due to poor weather and high winds, state media reported on Wednesday. The port of Tartous had initially been exempt from the closure but the country's ports authority later said it was shutting down as conditions worsened.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel hits areas in Syria's Hama and Tartous countryside - Syrian state media

Israel launched several rocket strikes on areas in Syria's Hama province and the coastal Tartous countryside on Sunday, Syrian state media reported.

Reuters

Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

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As Quake Death Toll Rises, Arab Leaders Offer Condolences to Syria’s Assad

The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 812 in the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib Countryside and Tartous, according to the Syrian Health Ministry. At least 1,449 people have also been injured in the quake. Figures released by the ministry are not final as they don’t…

Reuters

Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo docks in Syria's Tartous - shipping source

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the Syrian port city of Tartous on Tuesday, according to a shipping source and satellite data.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Strikes Hit Iranian Targets Near Russia’s Mediterranean Bases

Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes on Sunday near the ancestral home region of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and close to Russia's main Syrian bases on the Mediterranean coast, regional intelligence and Syrian military sources said. The Syrian army earlier said three servicemen were killed and three…

Al Jazeera

Three Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile attacks: Report

Syrian state media say latest Israeli attacks targeted sites near Damascus and the coastal Tartus province.

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Israeli strikes hit Iranian targets near Russia's Mediterranean bases - sources

Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes on Sunday near the ancestral home region of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and close to Russia's main Syrian bases on the Mediterranean coast, regional intelligence and Syrian military sources said.

Reuters

Ship carrying first Ukraine grain cargo nears Syria -shipping sources

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartous on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off.

Al Jazeera

Syria says Israeli strike on Tartous coast wounds two civilians

Damascus has accused Tel Aviv of launching an ‘air aggression’ from across the Mediterranean.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Strong Storm Leaves Casualties, Heavy Damage in Syria

Two civilians were killed and other wounded in a thunderstorm that swept Syria’s coast and northwestern regions on Saturday. Local media, including state news agency SANA, published photos of the damage left behind by the rain and thunderstorm. Several people were injured from falling trees and other solid objects in…

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