DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the 13-year civil war in December.

The government of Syria says it has ended an operation in the coastal governorates of Latakia and Tartous after four days of fighting between security forces and pro-Assad armed fighters. The unrest came only three months after the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad in an offensive by opposition fighters.

In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad this week,

Lattakia, SANA-The Governor of Lattakia, Mohammad Othman, conducted a field visit Saturday to the National Hospital in the city, which was targeted Friday night by remnants of the deposed regime. The visit aimed to check on the hospital’s status and the injured, ensuring their well-being, as well as verifying the continuity of medical services.

A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside

Lattakia, SANA-The Public Security Department has seized more than 200 vehicles that were stolen by unscrupulous individuals and thieves in Jableh City. “Over 200 vehicles were seized that had been stolen by unscrupulous individuals and thieves in Jableh City and its surrounding areas,

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said.

Fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces on Thursday, authorities said, in some of the worst violence against the government since Islamist-led rebels seized power.