At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in an overnight ambush in western Syria by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad. The attack took place in the countryside of the Tartus region and also left 10 officers injured, according to the new interior ministry.
The incident occurred shortly after the new government's military operations command announced the killing of a group of remnants of the former regime in the same area. The new authorities have set a deadline for former regime forces and gangs to surrender their weapons, following Assad's departure from the country as rebels advanced on Damascus.
