Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into reported mass killings.
Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. T
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Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood,
Survivors have shared harrowing accounts of the violence, describing scenes of mass executions and widespread destruction. "We hid in the bathroom for hours. When we finally ran, the streets were covered in bodies.