Live updates, Syria protests live: Deadly clashes erupt as hundreds demonstrateHundreds of people take to the streets in Tartous and Latakia to demand the release of former soldiers who served ousted leader Bashar al-Assad.Video Duration 00 minutes 48 seconds 00:48Protests turn deadly during demonstration in Syrian city of LatakiaPublished On 28 Dec 2025 Several people have been killed, including one security officer, and dozens wounded during demonstrations in the Syrian cities of Latakia, Tartous and Jableh. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Tartous and Latakia demanding the release of detainees from the armed forces of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and their reinstatement to their jobs.
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Syria protests live: Deadly clashes erupt as hundreds demonstrate
On December 28, 2025, deadly clashes erupted during protests in the Syrian cities of Latakia, Tartous, and Jableh. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tartous and Latakia to demand the release of former soldiers who served under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, as well as their reinstatement to their former positions.
Urooba Jamal,Umut UrasAl JazeeraFiled 2025-12-28 · 13:57 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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On December 28, 2025, deadly clashes erupted during protests in the Syrian cities of Latakia, Tartous, and Jableh. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tartous and Latakia to demand the release of former soldiers who served under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, as well as their reinstatement to their former positions. The protests turned violent, resulting in multiple fatalities, including at least one security officer. Dozens of people were also reported wounded during the demonstrations. The reason for the protests was the continued detention of these former soldiers.
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Protesters demand reinstatement to their jobs for released detainees.
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Dozens were wounded during demonstrations in Latakia, Tartous and Jableh.
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Several people have been killed, including one security officer.
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Protesters demand the release of former soldiers who served Bashar al-Assad.
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Hundreds of people are protesting in Tartous and Latakia.
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