15-03-2025
Syria tightens security amid 14th anniversary of the revolution
ALBAWABA - The Syrian government has increased security in Damascus, especially in the area of Ummayad Square, in preparation for public events commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution. Also Read Syrian government forces foil attack by Assad remnants in Latakia
As Syrians celebrate the success of the revolution after former President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown on December 8 of last year, protests are anticipated in a number of areas.
Dozens of protesters gathered at Sabaa Bahrat Square in Idlib, waving the revolutionary Syrian flag and shouting chants demanding accountability for former regime leaders and transitional justice. Throughout the years, the flag has served as a symbol of resistance, and it was widely exhibited throughout the demonstrations.
A Syrian security source said that after an assault on a security checkpoint in Banias, the General Security Directorate detained a former regime soldier in rural Tartous.
Remaining members of the previous Assad government attacked the cultural center checkpoint in Banias before early with two hand grenades while riding a motorbike, the source told Al Jazeera. There were no security force injuries recorded.
إلقاء الورود فرحاً بالنصر على حشود المتظاهرين بساحة الأمويين... سلاح الجو في الجيش العربي السوري يشارك باحتفالات الذكرى الـ 14 للثورة السورية المباركة. — محمد الفيصل || M . faisal (@mhmdfaisel) March 15, 2025
A grassroots movement calling for freedom, dignity, and an end to oppression and corruption sparked the Syrian Revolution in 2011. The demonstrations, which started off peacefully, swiftly expanded across other parts of Syria.
Millions of people were domestically and internationally displaced as a result of the Assad regime's use of strong military action in response, which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Syria has developed into a significant global crisis area and a theater of conflict for both regional and international forces throughout time.
