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A surge of refugees has crossed into Lebanon as thousands of Syrians escape violent clashes and mass killings in the country’s coastal region. The recent unrest, which has left around 1,000 people dead—many of them civilians—has forced large numbers of people to flee, with most crossing the border through unofficial routes. Local authorities report that approximately 6,078 Syrians have arrived …

A Syrian war monitor has reported that security forces carried out the execution of 52 Alawite men in Latakia province, an area historically known as a stronghold for the Alawite community, to which the Assad family belongs. The executions occurred in the towns of Al-Shir and Al-Mukhtariya, according to a monitoring group that says it verified the information through video …