Tartus

Posters were hung in Tartus on the Maronite churches, calling for them to pay the jizya, an Islamic protection tax for minorities, or convert to Islam

According to the new Syrian interior minister, remnants of the previous regime were killed by forces loyal to the new government, while calm prevails in the areas inhabited by the Alawites

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This is the worst such incident in recent years

The report says Russia seeks to maintain stability in Syria and deprive Israel of targets to strike

Images show that missiles are currently in the Russian port of Novorossiysk near Crimea

Airstrikes were allegedly carried out against a Hezbollah weapons storage near the city of Tartus

Syrian army says three dead, three wounded from combined attack from sea and air