Hundreds of civilians sought refuge at a Russian air base on the Syrian coast, revealing satellite images, as thousands fled violent conflicts and the fight against fighters aligned with the Government who put the region into discomfort.
The recordings and satellite paintings that the New York Times examined and confirmed on Monday showed that civilians had taken refuge in a joint shared by a Russian air base at the Hmeimim and Latakia International Airport, both outside the coastal city of Jableh, where much of the unrest took place.
Videos recorded over the weekend showed a large crowd of people who wave the posters out of the base and sing: “We want international protection,” they said. Pictures taken by Planet Labs on Saturday, a commercial satellite company, also displayed hundreds of cars newly parked on the roads inside the base. One video showed that children and women passed the lines of Russian military vehicles and dishes the food distributed by men in military tiredness. There were also a dozen military tents were staged at the airport grounds.
Violence broke out last week In the Syrian coastal region between the fighters connected to the new Syrian government, led by Ahmed al-Shara, and those who are loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad.
So far, more than 1300 people have been killed in the midst of restlessness, mainly in the Latakia and Tartus coastal provinces, according to the British Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has monitored Syrian conflict since 2011. The monitor said on Monday that about 1,000 civilians were involved in this number, and most were killed by the armed forces killed by the Armed Forces.
Information cannot be independent to check.
Temporary President of Syria, Mr. Al-Shara, said on Sunday that the Government was formed by the Committee to determine the facts in order to investigate violence in coastal regions and to lead the perpetrators to justice. Syrian officials blamed Assad’s Loyaltist for Nebi and still have not taken responsibility for bloodshed. Government safety forces have arrested tricks of fighters in recent days after the videos have spread to social media showing killed civilians.
Violence removed the fear of a renewed sectative conflict because most of the restlessness took place in Areas with a large Alawit populationMembers of the amount of Shiite Islam to whom the Assad family belonged. The unrest have presented the most serious challenge to the still Syrian Sunni Muslim leaders as they try to unite the country after her bloody civil war. Alaviti dominated the higher class of the country under the rule of Assad and the highest ranks of the former regime’s army.
In the midst of the fall of the Assad regime in December, hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees returned from countries like Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, according to the United Nations. After more than a decade of the war, many hoped to be sure now, and the new Syrian leaders promised a new era of stability.
Now many are trying to leave again.
In recent days, more than 6,000 people have escaped across the border in northern Lebanon, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Lisa Abou Khaled, said on Monday.
