Syrian authorities said on Monday that security deployments in the country’s coastal region were aimed at “restoring calm”, but critics have accused these forces of suppressing anti-government demonstrations.
Latakia governor Mohammad Othman said the security situation in the governorate was now “stable”, after clashes in several areas were contained and additional patrols deployed to “restore calm”.
He told state media that “most protests ended without major incidents” but accused “wanted individuals linked to remnants of the former regime and external agendas” of attempting to divert protesters’ demands and attack security personnel.
Those incidents, he said, resulted in the deaths of one security officer and two civilians, and injuries among both security forces and civilians.
Interior Ministry spokesman Nour Al Din Al Baba echoed that account
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