Syria says 14 ‘interior ministry personnel’ killed in Tartus ‘ambush’

A vendor fills an order at his stall selling a traditional fava bean dish on a street in Damascus on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

Syria‘s new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by “remnants” of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in the region.

Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman said in a statement that “14 interior ministry personnel were killed and 10 others wounded after… a treacherous ambush by remnants of the criminal regime” in Tartus province “while performing their tasks of maintaining security and safety.”