DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building ...

Members of the Syrian security forces check vehicles at the entrance to the city of Latakia, following a spate of violence between Syrian security forces and insurgents loyal to deposed president ...

The new government promised to protect minority groups, but when a group of Assad loyalists attacked security forces near the coastal city of Latakia last month, it sparked a counteroffensive that ...

The violence erupted on March 6 after Assad loyalists ambushed patrols of the new government, prompting Islamist-led groups to launch coordinated assaults on Latakia, Baniyas, and other coastal areas.

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