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Sari Global: Recent Escalation in Coastal Syria - April 17, 2025

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SARI Global has tracked and analyzed a surge of incidents pointing to a serious breakdown in local control across the Jableh–Qadmus–Tartous axis:

• Armed groups opened fire on a government convoy in Beit Anah, injuring two soldiers

• Artillery shells and barrel bombs struck multiple villages in the Jableh Mountains and countryside

• Coordinated attacks in Qusour and Ain Al-Qouz left civilians dead, homes looted and burned

• Protest suppression in Tartous City highlights growing public discontent beyond frontline zones

• Casualties were also reported in Al Mukhtariyya, reflecting spillover into the Qadmus area

• In Daliyah, local mediation temporarily defused an attempted mass arrest