Nigeria, March 8 -- Syria is witnessing its deadliest period of violence since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad in 2024, as pro-Assad militias launched coordinated attacks against government security forces in Latakia and Tartous, killing over 225 people in just two days.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), fighting erupted on March 6, 2025, when armed loyalists of Assad ambushed security patrols and checkpoints in the Jableh region before spreading into surrounding areas.

By March 7, pro-Assad fighters stormed villages such as Sheer, Mukhtariyeh, and Haffah, executing dozens of men after separating them from women and children, according to Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV.

"The violence is spiraling ou...