Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say

Three days of clashes in Syria have resulted in scores of civilian deaths, with over 1,000 people killed in the coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia, mostly by government forces, according to two war monitoring groups. The government denied accusations of targeting civilians, stating they operate according to international humanitarian law. The unrest, the bloodiest since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, has raised concerns of a larger sectarian conflict in Syria.

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