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At least 14 members of the Syrian police were killed following an ambush staged by the loyalists of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Demonstrations by Alawite and Shi’ite Muslims prompted the imposition of an overnight curfew in the city of Homs Demonstrators chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque …

Attack comes after police impose curfews following protests prompted by an online video of an attack on an Alawite shrine. Members of the Syrian police have been killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Tartous governorate in the latest security challenge for the new administration that came to power a fortnight ago. Syria’s …

Two rebel fighters killed in clashes with supporters of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad's government killed two Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to interim officials. A banner with an image depicting the ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad is placed on the fire as a Syrian member of the rebel forces destroys drugs and alcoholic beverages, found at …

DAMASCUS, Syria — Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government killed six Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to a British-based war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighters were killed while trying to arrest a former official in Assad’s government, accused of issuing execution orders and …