Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds
Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that warns the actual death toll could be “much higher.

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