Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed during clashes with the forces of the administration of former President Bashar al-Assad in the province of Tartus, the Transitional Administration announced today.
The new Syrian interior minister said on Telegram that the "remnants" of Assad's forces in Tartus wounded another 10 policemen in the conflict.
Syrian police imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Homs, state media reported, following unrest linked to protests blamed by the population on members of the minority Alawite and Shia Muslim religious communities.
Reuters could not determine the demands of the protesters or the extent of the unrest.
Some residents link the demonstrations to pressure and violence directed in recent days against members of the Alawite minority, a sect considered loyal to former President Assad, who was ousted by Sunni Islamist rebels on December 8.
Spokesmen for the new Syrian government led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, a former al-Qaeda affiliate, did not respond to requests for comment on the curfew.
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