At least 70 people were killed & dozens wounded in overnight clashes between the new authorities in #Syria & gunmen loyal to the ousted #dictator #BasharalAssad …in the bloodiest skirmishes since the collapse of the #Assad govt.

The fighting unfolded in #Latakia & #Tartus Provinces, longtime strongholds for Assad…. It came hours after the killing of 16 security personnel by Assad loyalists in the Latakia countryside on Thurs afternoon….

#geopolitics #MiddleEast
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