- Deadly Ambush, Protests Challenge Syrian Leaders’ New Power The Wall Street Journal
- Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold Yahoo! Voices
- Syria’s new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area Reuters
- Pro-Assad ‘remnants’ kill 14 police officers in ambush in Syria’s Tartus Middle East Eye
- 17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer The Guardian
