{"id":2383762,"date":"2024-12-26T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-combatting-first-challenge-to-power-after-pro-assad-forces-kill-14-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T17:39:46","slug":"syrian-rebels-combatting-first-challenge-to-power-after-pro-assad-forces-kill-14-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-combatting-first-challenge-to-power-after-pro-assad-forces-kill-14-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels combatting first challenge to power after pro-Assad forces kill 14 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-rebels-combatting-first-challenge-to-power-after-pro-assad-forces-kill-14-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-receives-major-boost-in-white-house-bid-from-these-seven-billionaires\/\" title=\"Tim Scott&#039;s White House bid gets significant support from seven billionaires.\">recent challenges faced<\/a> by the Syrian transitional government, particularly following \u2063an attack by pro-Assad forces that resulted in the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">14 rebel\u200c police officers<\/a> in Tartous province. This incident marks the first significant conflict between the new government,formed by \u2063leaders of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir\u200d al-Sham,and political dissidents,who have started organizing protests against the transitional authority. In response to the violence, the \u200bgovernment has initiated a crackdown on dissent in an effort to restore order and quell tensions within ethnic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tapped-this-group-to-fight-anti-semitism-its-defending-hamass-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"Biden chose this group to combat anti-Semitism, but it supports Hamas&#039;s assault on Israel.\">religious minority communities<\/a> along the coast. This situation reflects \u200bthe precarious position of the new rebel government as it tries to assert its power amidst ongoing unrest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Syrian rebel government hit by first challenge to power as 14 soldiers are killed by pro-Assad forces<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908001\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" title=\"\">Syrian<\/a> transitional government is launching its first crackdown on political dissidents following an &ldquo;ambush&rdquo; by militants loyal to the old regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A group of combatants still loyal to deposed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bashar al-Assad<\/a> reportedly killed 14 rebel police officers in the rural areas of Tartous province, authorities reported on Thursday. An additional 10 officers were allegedly wounded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3243536\/nancy-pelosi-no-sign-freeing-grip-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NANCY PELOSI SHOWS NO SIGNS OF FREEING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FROM HER GRIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The transitional government &mdash; formed by the leaders of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3255743\/us-debate-lifting-terrorist-designation-new-ruler-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham<\/a> &mdash; is responding with a sharp crackdown in Tartous. Authorities promise to quell the unrest building in religious and ethnic minority communities on the coast.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the first direct conflict between the now-established rebel government and dissident Syrian citizens, who have been organizing protests and demonstrations across the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Security forces of the new Syrian government secure the area around group of Alawite protesters in the Mazzeh district in Damascus Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024. The minority Alawite community is an offshoot of Shiite Islam that form President Bashar Assad belongs to. (AP Photo\/Omar Sanadiki)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3244610\/four-big-deadlines-2025-trump-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FOUR BIG DEADLINES IN 2025 THAT WILL TEST GOP TRIFECTA LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tartous province is home to various minority communities, including the Alawites &mdash; the ethnic and religious group to which Assad belonged. The former president also found support among Shiite Muslims and Christians. <\/p>\n<p>The Syrian transitional government consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3254125\/syria-rebels-prime-minister-regime-centrist-reformers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">claims it will respect and defend the rights<\/a> of religious minorities, but many fear that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham will govern under a harsh and punative form of Islamism.<\/p>\n<p>Various protests have escalated tensions following the sudden toppling of the Assad regime. The transitional government is under-resourced and under-staffed, unable to effectively govern the various power factions forming in the vacuum.<\/p>\n<p>Alawite demonstrations broke out in Damascus, Homs, and other cities earlier this week. The government responded to the unrest by instituting a curfew and issuing a ban on publishing subversive media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3246913\/progressives-fuming-biden-pardon-hunter-biden-mass-incarceration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PROGRESSIVES FUME THAT BIDEN SHOULD USE PARDONS TO END MASS INCARCERATION, NOT BAIL OUT SON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Children on the top of an ousted Syrian government forces tank that was left on a street in an Alawite neighbourhood, in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/Leo Correa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, a video of a Christmas tree in Al-Suqaylabiyah being set ablaze sparked outrage among Christian communities. The rebel government reportedly condemned the arson and promised to restore the Christian religious display.<\/p>\n<p>Assad pulled out of Syria following the total collapse of the Syrian Arab Army and sacking of Damascus on Dec. 8. The ruling family accepted an offer for humanitarian asylum from Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following his escape from Syria into Moscow, reports surfaced claiming that Assad had initially hoped to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3257312\/assad-alawite-statelet-rejected-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hold and defend a small statelet<\/a> on the coast with the help of the Russian military. The unrest in Tartous shows that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-end-support-for-long-entanglement-in-yemen\/\" title=\"House Votes to End Support for Long Entanglement in Yemen\">deposed president<\/a> does maintain a strong base of support in that region.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin reportedly denied the idea for an Assad-run micro-state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908001\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908001\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian rebel government faces its first challenge as 14 soldiers are killed by pro-Assad forces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2383763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24360740024205.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39864,47431,46262],"class_list":["post-2383762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-military-conflict","tag-pro-assad-forces","tag-syrian-rebels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24360740024205.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383762"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383766,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383762\/revisions\/2383766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}