Syria vows accountability after reports of mass killings

Sharjah 24 – AFP: Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, pledged accountability and an investigation following reports of mass killings of civilians in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 830 civilians were killed in executions by security personnel or pro-government fighters. The violence erupted after clashes between new security forces and loyalists of the former Assad government.