Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

Gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad ambushed a Syrian security patrol near Latakia, leading to clashes that have killed over 1,000 people in four days, reigniting the country’s civil war. The violence targeted the Alawite community, Assad’s supporters, resulting in revenge killings by Sunni militants. The new interim government, under Sunni Islamist rule, is facing challenges in reconciling with various religious and ethnic groups while trying to bring stability to the war-torn country.

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