"The Russian party of the Russia-Turkey joint commission reviewing issues related to violations of the ceasefire regime has registered 28 cases of firing, namely 12 in the province of Aleppo, one in Idlib and 15 in
Latakia. The Turkish side has registered 36 cases of ceasefire violations, namely 18 in the province of Idlib, two in
Latakia and 16 in Hama," the ministry said in its daily bulletin," the head of the Russian centre for Syrian reconciliation Major General Alexei Bakin told reporters on Thursday, adding that ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-escalation zone continued.
AMMAN/BEIRUT: Syrian rebels held onto a commanding position in a mountain range in the coastal province of
Latakia, the ancestral home of Syrian President Bashar Assad, after government forces were forced to withdraw.
Latakia is home to Syrian President Bashar Assad's family and also an area intensely loyal to the government.
The French army had denied any involvement and Syria state media had reported late Monday that air defences had intercepted missiles targeting
Latakia.
According to Russia's Tass news agency, the Il-20 plane "disappeared during an attack by four Israeli F-16 jets on Syrian facilities in
Latakia province".
She grew up in
Latakia and moved to the UK as a teenager.
The
Latakia and Hama assaults appeared to be the start of the militants' new round of fight, with some of the groups that made the announcement involved in the fighting.
"The regime wants to try to retake all of northern
Latakia before Feb 26," said Fadi Ahmad, spokesman for the First Coastal Division rebel group, speaking to Reuters from the area.
Firas (not his real name) has family around the city of
Latakia, a stronghold of President Assad.
Collected as part of a report by AllSourceAnalysis and the Institute for the Study of War, the images confirmed Russian military equipment at an airbase in the city of
Latakia, the Syrian government's coastal stronghold .
NNA - (Associated Press) A car bomb exploded Wednesday in a square in the Syrian port city of
Latakia, killing at least 10 people and wounding 25, the official Syrian news agency SANA said.
Latakia's Governor Khodr al-Salem said Suleiman Assad was arrested at a farm in the province's countryside.
