Syrian leader Ahmed Sharaa called for peace on Sunday after hundreds were killed in some of the deadliest violence in 13 years of civil war, pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country’s new Islamist rulers. The clashes, which a war monitoring group said had already killed 1,000 people, mostly civilians, continued for […]
Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is attempting to contain escalating violence between loyalists of ousted President Assad and the new Islamist rulers, with reports of civilian executions. Sharaa's government is forming an investigation committee, while fighting slows around key cities as forces search for pro-Assad insurgents. The US and UN have condemned the violence and called for accountability. Over 1,000 people have been killed in recent fighting, primarily civilians, as the country grapples with factional tensions, a decimated infrastructure, and ongoing clashes between various groups.
