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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
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Hundreds of civilians reported killed in massacres as violence in Syria spirals
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid intense clashes.ABC News - 1d -
A Syrian war monitor says the death toll rises to more than 600 in recent violence
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Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
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Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation
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Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say
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US condemns Syria violence after hundreds killed in sectarian clashes
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