Iran Rejects Claims of any Involvement in Syria Violence
An armoured vehicle used by security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government moves along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on March 9, amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country's coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which the latter belongs. © OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Syria's defense ministry on Monday announced the end of its military operation on the country's coast, state media reported, after days of violence that saw mass killings and deadly clashes.

"Our forces were able to neutralize the security cells and regime remnants" in a number of towns in Latakia and Tartus provinces, defense ministry spokesman Hassan Abdul Ghani said, adding that "having achieved this, we announce the end of the military

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