 From 25 to 28 February 1969, the Assad brothers initiated "something just short of a coup".Under Assad's authority, tanks were moved into Damascus and the staffs of "al-Ba'ath" and "al-Thawra" (two-party newspapers) and radio stations in Damascus and Aleppo were replaced with Assad loyalists.Latakia and Tartus, two Alawite-dominated cities, saw "fierce scuffles" ending with the overthrow of Jadid's supporters from local posts.