The incident, described by Interior Minister Mohammed Abdul Rahman as a "treacherous attack," underscores the ongoing challenges facing the transitional government.

According to reports from the local Al-Watan newspaper, the attackers were labeled as "remnants" of the ousted government.

The ministry stated that the officers were engaged in efforts to safeguard civilians and ensure public safety at the time of the ambush.

However, additional details about the perpetrators or the circumstances remain undisclosed.

This attack comes in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s regime’s collapse earlier this month, an event that has intensified sectarian tensions across Syria.

Fourteen officers from Syria's interim Ministry of Interior lost their lives, and ten others sustained injuries in an ambush in Tartus province on Wednesday.