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Worst violence in Syria since Assad fall as more than 130 killed in clashes

Syria suffers some of the worst violence since President Assad was overthrown as 134 are killed in sectarian clashes and executions.

A war monitoring group says the number of people summarily executed by Syrian security forces in former president Bashar al-Assad's Latakia stronghold has risen to 134. We speak to a Syrian Alawite in the area.

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(Photo: A man rides his motorcycle in front of a military convoy heading towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano)

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