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16 Killed In 'Most Violent' Syria Unrest Since Assad Ouster: Monitor

Map of Syria showing the religious and ethnic composition of the country in 2018, based on the work by Dr. M. Izady (Columbia University) (Credit: AFP)

Gunmen loyal to Syria's Bashar al-Assad killed 16 security personnel on Thursday, a war monitor said, in attacks it described as the "most violent" since the longtime president's ouster.

The fighting took place in the Mediterranean coastal province of Latakia, the heartland of the ousted president's Alawite minority who were considered bastions of support during his rule.

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