Bloody end: almost 1,000 civilians killed in military action in Syria

Bloody end: almost 1,000 civilians killed in military action in Syria

Latakia, Syrien - A dramatic end of military engagement in Syria was announced. On Monday, the Department of Defense officially announced the Islamistically managed transitional government that military operation in the coastal region in the west of the country has been completed. Ministry spokesman Hassan Abel said that the company was "successful" and that all goals were achieved. According to reports from the State news agency Sana, the security cells and "remaining regime" in cities such as Latakia and Tartus were fully "neutralized". This operation followed a wave of violence in which the supporter of the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad attacked the new power structures.

However, the events have proven to be bloody. According to activists and eyewitnesses, there were countless massacres during use, in which hundreds were committed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported shocking 973 civilian victims, whereby members of the Alawite minority were particularly affected. This illustrates the brutal clashes that prevail in the country. The reporting on the events in Syria was traditionally problematic, since the information is often based on networks of informants, such as

In the newly conducted phase of Syrian military policy, it can be found that the spiral of violence continues to progress, while the official reports represent the commitment as a military success. This is in a strong contrast to the reports of the high civil losses and raises the question of how the new leadership deals with possible international consequences. orf also emphasizes that the heavy fights between the emergency services and the loyal forces affect territories that were previously under the control of the Assad regime. This development marks a worrying turning point in an extremely complex civil war.