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France condemns Syrian violence as security forces accused of killing civilians

Village residents pray during the funeral of four Syrian security force members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad. AP - Omar Albam

Syria's interim president Ahmed Sharaa has called for national unity after security forces allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite minority in recent days. France has condemned violence targeting "civilians because of their faith, and prisoners".

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday reported that about 745 civilians were killed in "massacres" targeting Alawites on Friday and Saturday.

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