Loubna Mrie

On​ 6 March, a unit of the Syrian state police conducted a ‘combing operation’ in a village near the coastal city of Jableh. They were searching for local commanders loyal to the former regime of Bashar al-Assad, who they suspected were hiding out in the hills. When they got back to Jableh, the police were ambushed and at least sixteen killed. In response, Hay’at Tahrir...