Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200

Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in Latakia, Syria, March 7, 2025. Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in the outskirts of Latakia, Syria, March 7, 2025.

Fighters siding with Syria's new government stormed several villages near the country's coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said.