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Authorities in Syria warn those undermining security

Interior ministry personnel were "ambushed" by forces loyal to ousted President Assad in the fighting that took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous.

Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country. They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.

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(Pic: Armed men stand outside Aleppo International Airport in Aleppo, Syria, 02 December 2024; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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