Clashes between al-Assad loyalists and the country’s new rulers in the former president’s coastal heartland have killed more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians, according to a war monitoring group.
Hassan Abdul Ghany, the defense ministry spokesperson, said in a statement on X that public institutions were now able to resume their work and provide essential services.
“We are paving the way for life to return to normal and for the consolidation of security and stability,” Abdul Ghany said.
He added that plans were in place to continue combating the remnants of the former government and eliminate any future threats.
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of the violent clashes and said he would hold to account anyone who overstepped the new rulers’ authority.
Al-Sharaa’s office also said it was forming an independent committee to investigate the clashes and killings carried out by both sides.
