Sharaa calls on Alawite insurgents to surrender 'before it's too late'
Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa calls on Alawite insurgents loyal to Bashar al-Assad to surrender 'before it's too late' after deadly clashes leave over 220 dead.
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- Published Date: 12:53 | 08 March 2025
Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa late on Friday urged insurgents from toppled president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority to lay down their arms "before it's too late" after clashes in the west of the country killed more than 220 people.
In a speech broadcast on Telegram, the interim president also vowed to "continue to work towards monopolising weapons in the hands of the state, and there will be no more unregulated weapons".
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