Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal town

Gunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in Jableh, killing at least 13 security members and wounding many others, amid escalating tensions between Assad’s Alawite sect and Islamic groups in the coastal region. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 16 killed, while a local official confirmed 13 General Security directorate members dead. Conflicting casualty figures are common in Syria’s conflict, with the Observatory detailing deaths on both sides and the official focusing solely on police casualties.

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