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Situation in Syria: Protests by Assad's supporters have turned into an armed conflict
Protests by supporters of former President Bashar al-Assad have erupted along the Syrian coast, spreading to Jableh, Tartus, Qardaha, and other cities in the Latakia and Tartus governorates. Initially peaceful demonstrations quickly escalated into armed clashes. Local residents supported the resistance and demanded that the new authorities leave the region.
