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How did violence escalate to hundreds killed in Syria's coastal region?

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Syrian army forces head to the villages of the Latakia countryside and the Syrian coast with heavy weapons to fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar Al Assad. Getty Images

Syrian army forces head to the villages of the Latakia countryside and the Syrian coast with heavy weapons to fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar Al Assad. Getty Images

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