LATAKIA, Syrian Arab Republic: Authorities in the Syrian Arab Republic reinforced security forces’ deployment in Latakia and imposed an overnight curfew on Tuesday after violence in the city the day before.
The Interior Ministry announced a “curfew in Latakia city, effective from 5 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, until 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025,” it said in a statement.
Ministry spokesman Nureddine Al-Baba said Syria rejected “any acts of sabotage or attacks that affect the dignity of citizens or their property ... and the necessary legal measures will be taken against their perpetrators.”
The ministry said that mistakes by certain individuals could not be generalized or used as a pretext to justify other violations or abuses, stressing that vandalism and mob-like actions targeting public or private property were categorically rejected.
Al-Baba said that imitating the destructive behavior of the former regime or engaging in acts that damaged property ran counter to the values of the Syrian state and the ethics of the Syrian revolution.
