The United States condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis, that murdered people in western Syria in recent days. The United States stands with Syria’s religious and ethnic minorities, including its Christian, Druze, Alawite, and Kurdish communities, and offers its condolences to the victims and their families. Syria’s interim authorities must hold the perpetrators of these massacres against Syria’s minority communities accountable.

Our forces were able to neutralize security cells and remnants of the defunct regime from the town of Al-Mukhtariyya, the town of Al-Muzayri'a, the Al-Zobar area and others in Latakia Governorate, and the town of Al-Daliyah, the town of Tanita and Al-Qadmus in Tartous Governorate, which resulted in thwarting threats and securing the area.

After this achievement we announce the end of the military operation that was launched for the previously mentioned goals, and after public institutions were able to begin resuming their work and providing basic services to our people in preparation for the return of life to normal and working to establish security and stability.

We demand that those responsible for violence be held accountable in the Syrian coast.

The Syrian authorities moved quickly to contain the situation in the coast.

Reports confirm the responsibility of the Assad regime's remnants for the attacks of the Syrian coast.

We take note and take seriously the statement by Secretary Rubio. It would seem that the State Department is still in the nation-building business. It is difficult to understand how this is part of the new anti-globalist and America First policies advocated by President Trump.