Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
By Khalil Ashawi, Timour Azhari and Tom Perry DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday ...
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More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad ... were fighters from one side or the other.