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Deadly clashes in Syria between supporters of new government and Assad loyalists
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0:40Now PlayingMore than 600 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with loyalists of the toppled Assad regime, marking one of the country’s most violent episodes since conflict began there 14 years ago.
About 428 civilians from the Alawite minority have reportedly been killed since Thursday when violence broke out between security forces for the ruling Sunni Islamist insurgent group and supporters of ex-President Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite himself.
The Islamist rebel group, led by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, toppled the government in December and ousted Assad, who fled the country. It has since imposed Islamic law in an effort to rebuild stability in the country, but now faces its most serious threat since taking power.
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