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Shafaq News- Damascus

Several areas in the Syrian capital Damascus witnessed
security tensions and unauthorized protest gatherings in recent hours, local
sources told Shafaq News on Tuesday.

Shafaq News correspondent reported that dozens of people
gathered at the entrance of Al-Mazza 86 district, chanting slogans against
residents described by protesters as affiliated with the former government or
benefiting from disputed land allocations in the area. The gatherings were
accompanied by allegations of threats directed at residents.

The situation escalated as some protesters began vandalizing
commercial shops on the outskirts of the district in an attempt to move deeper
into the area. According to the correspondent, participants carried leaflets
and posters calling on residents to leave the neighborhood and accusing them of
seizing land in previous years.

The materials also contained sectarian rhetoric against Alawites.
The origin of the leaflets could not be independently verified, though their
circulation coincided with the unrest.

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Security forces intervened and deployed reinforcements to
contain the situation, restore order, and pursue those involved in the
disturbances, following reports of damage to private property and commercial
establishments.

In Homs province, the historic city of Palmyra witnessed the
displacement of dozens of families amid ongoing security tensions, following
reported attacks against residents accused of ties to the former Syrian
government.