Armed gangs force Syrians to protest

Locals in the retaken Syrian village of al-Haffeh in the Latakia Province say armed gangs forced them to protest against the government. The residents of the al-Haffeh village told Press TV that life has returned to normal in the village following the success of the Syrian army to clear it from armed groups. “Armed men sabotaged nearly everything here in al-Haffeh. They burned electricity services building and the village’s directorate. They sabotaged security installations.

"The residents of the al-Haffeh village told Press TV that life has returned to normal in the village following the success of the Syrian army to clear it from armed groups"But, Thank God, after the army entered the village, security was restored. The residents also started to come back to their homes. The armed men also used to attack the civilians, threaten them and force them to protest against their will,” a resident said. Various weapons and uniforms belonging to the militants were confiscated by the Syrian army. Some of the weapons were reportedly Israeli-made and the uniforms were those of the Jordanian military.