Syrian leader Ahmed Sharaa scrambled on Sunday to contain 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 a fourth day in Assad’s […]
Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is attempting to contain escalating violence between Islamist rulers and loyalists of ousted President Assad, including alleged executions of Alawite civilians. Sharaa's office is forming an independent investigation committee and urging national unity. Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi blames Turkish-backed factions for the violence and requests accountability.
