Syria's new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, after nearly 1,000 civilians were killed in the worst violence since his overthrow.

Public institutions are now able ‘to resume operations and provide essential services,’ defense ministry spokesperson says - Anadolu Ajansı

At least 973 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in Syria in recent days as forces of the new administration seek to crush loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

We hear shooting all around us – far away and close.” In what appears to be some of the worst violence seen in Syria since the darkest days of the civil war, around 1,000 people were killed in 30 “massacres” targeting the Alawite religious minority on the country’s west coast on Friday and Saturday,

Syrian defense ministry announced on Monday the completion of the military operations to fight remnants of former ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The clashes between Assad's loyalists and the country's new Islamist rulers have killed over 1,

By Jana Choukeir DUBAI (Reuters) -A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defence ministry said on Monday, after the heaviest fighting since former rebels seized power three months ago.