Syria protests live: Deadly clashes erupt as hundreds demonstrate

Al JazeeraCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete by Urooba Jamal,Umut UrasDecember 28, 2025 at 02:57 PM

AI Summary

short article 1 min

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.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Tartous ×280% Latakia ×280% Bashar al-Assad ×4100% Syria ×3100%

Keywords

syria protests 100% deadly clashes 90% demonstrations 80% latakia 70% tartous 70% detainee release 60% bashar al-assad 50% security officer 40%

Sentiment Analysis

Very Negative

Score: -0.60

Source Transparency

Source

Al Jazeera

Political Lean

Center (0.00)

Far LeftCenterFar Right

Classification Confidence

85%

Geographic Perspective

Syria

This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).

Topic Connections

Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories

No topic relationship data available yet. This graph will appear once topic relationships have been computed.

syria protests deadly clashes demonstrations latakia tartous detainee release bashar al-assad security officer

Explore Full Topic Graph