Four “remnants” of Al Assad after attacking a military barracks in Latakia, in western Syria

Found in tartús nine bodies of security agents linked to Damascus

Madrid, Mar. (Europa Press) –

Four people allegedly linked to the Deposed President Bashar Al Assad regime have been arrested after trying to attack a military barracks in the province of Latakia, in western Syria, as reported in recent hours the authorities of the Arab country.

A source from the Ministry of Defense has explained to the Sana state news agency that the security forces have arrested four people among a group of “remnants of the old regime tried to attacked the door of a military barracks in the rural area of ​​Latakia”, one of the main bastions of Assad until their overthrow for the jihadist and rebel offensive headed by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS).

Hours before, security sources cited by the Syrian agency have confirmed the discovery of the bodies of nine security agents linked to the new Damascus government in the city of Barmaya, in the province of Tartús. According to these sources, “remains” of the old regime “liquidated them.

The Syrian transition authorities launched a large -scale operation on the coast of Syria last week after a series of attacks by the former president, unleashing a burst of sectarian violence that has resulted in the death of about 1,400 civilians, “most of them Alauís,” according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights.

The provinces of Latakia and Tartús also host Russia’s two mlitar bases in the country. Moscow, ally of Al Assad during the war unleashed in 2011, is discussing with the new authorities the possibility of maintaining control or management of these facilities, of geostrategic importance for Russia.