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Fears of Renewed Clashes Between Assad Loyalists and Syria’s Government Linger
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3/11/2025
Syria's Mediterranean coast is recovering from days of violence between insurgents loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad and supporters of the interim government.
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Qalm returns to the Syrian city of Latakia after violence that left hundreds of people
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dead.
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Shops have reopened and street vendors are back to work, though armed guards remain on
00:14
the streets checking the IDs of passing motorists.
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The question now is whether this peace will hold.
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Located on Syria's Mediterranean coast, Latakia is one of the few remaining pockets of support
00:26
for former President Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024.
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Not only does the Assad family trace its roots to this part of the country, but the coastal
00:35
strip is also the home of the Assad family's religion, followers of a minority form of
00:39
Islam called Alawites.
00:46
When some of these Assad backers attacked government forces Thursday, it set off a wave
00:51
of revenge killings in coastal regions like Latakia by supporters of Syria's new government.
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Though Alawites may have been the target, the bullets were indiscriminate.
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Twenty-year-old medical student Shinda Kisho came from a completely different minority,
01:05
the Syrian Kurds.
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She was killed by gunfire while sleeping in bed as fighting broke out around her home.
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Now her family are left to process their shock and grief.
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Syria's acting president says the attackers will be hunted down, and those who've committed
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violence on both sides will face consequences.
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He's also calling for unity.
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But the risk of more deaths isn't over, with security forces still on alert.
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Government forces think around 5,000 pro-Assad insurgents are hiding out in mountains nearby.
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It's a big blow to hopes for peace in a country that's already been traumatized from 13 years
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of civil war.
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In Latakia, relief at the end of the fighting is mixed with sorrow and unease.
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Even as life returns to normal, exiled President Bashar al-Assad's influence still lingers
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in this part of Syria.
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How the central government handles this reality will be crucial to the country's future stability.
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Kama Shu and John Van Triest for Taiwan Plus.
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