The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday,

The death toll from recent clashes in Syria has surpassed 1,000, with significant casualties among civilians, security forces, and militants. The violence marks a severe escalation in the ongoing conflict,

A war monitoring group said on Saturday that the violence was one of the deadliest incidents since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.

More than 1,000 people have died in Syria following intense clashes between security forces and Assad loyalists. The violence, which erupted after an

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in cold blood in Syria's coastal region as the country is roiled by its worst violence since the overthrow of long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad around three months ago,

DAMASCUS — The death toll from continuing clashes in Syria's coastal region has surged to 1,018, including 745 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.

The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the Sunni Islamist government.

The violence that has killed hundreds across Syria reached Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice.

A Syrian security source said the pace of fighting had slowed around Latakia, Jabla and Baniyas, while forces searched surrounding mountainous areas where an estimated 5,000 pro-Assad insurgents were hiding.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has formed a committee to investigate the violence in some cities that killed hundreds of civilians in recent days and sparked condemnation from the international community.