In Syria there was a bloody attack, which resulted in 14 police officers, and 10 were injured in an ambush organized by former President Bashar al -Assad. The attack occurred in Tartus, in the west of the country.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Syria has promised to take rigid measures against those who threaten the country's safety and its citizens.
At this time, large -scale riots that have arisen through the protests and introduction of a night curfew continue in other parts of Syria. In the city of Homs, one of the protests, the police were forced to introduce a curfew to suppress riots. The protests are mainly headed by representatives of religious minorities, including Alavites and Shiites.