Almost 50 people were killed in clashes between security forces and pro-Assad gunmen in Latakia, once the stronghold of the Assad family. The government has tried to play down sectarian tensions.

At least 16 government security personnel were killed in a coastal region that was long a stronghold of the toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Russia shipped a diesel cargo to Syria onboard a tanker under U.S. sanctions, the first known such direct supply to the Middle Eastern country in more than a decade, LSEG data showed. The final destination of the cargo is unclear.

At least 13 members of the security forces were killed in the clashes in the coastal region of Jableh, the government-aligned Syria TV reported, according to Reuters.

Syria's coastal Latakia province witnessed armed clashes Thursday as at least 16 security personnel were killed in

Fierce fighting between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad killed 48 people on Thursday, a war monitor said.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun held talks Tuesday with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Cairo, during which

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

Under the HTS administration, hundreds of factories and plants have been closed across multiple provinces in Syria, driven by a lack of security, electricity shortages, and illegal imports, a new report reveals.

Deadly episodes since Assad’s downfall underscore the fragile security situation in Syria. Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, whose Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group led an Islamist uprising against Assad, has been trying to prevent violence in the war-torn country by seizing all weapons and dissolving armed factions.

Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children scavenge in dumpsters for food. Men pull copper wire from buildings and telecoms cables to sell. The government is broke and banks are running out of cash. “The economy is tanking,” says one of Mr Sharaa’s advisers.