Sana, the state-run Syrian news agency, reported Saturday that “a number of remnants of the Assad militias” were arrested in the coastal Latakia region in western Syria.

Syria's new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops in an "ambush" in the west of the country. They say 10 other troops were wounded in the fighting on Tuesday near the Mediterranean port of Tartous, a stronghold of Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect.

More than 112,000 Syrians forcibly disappeared under the Baath regime remain unaccounted for, with evidence suggesting many were killed in detention, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported.

At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in an indication of challenges for the country’s new government.

Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.

New Syrian rebel-led authorities say personnel were killed in 'an ambush'

Assad's ousted Syrian regime reportedly clashed with members of HTS, the Islamist group responsible for ending Assad's tenure. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more on the rising tensions.