Syrian state media say there have been clashes between the security forces and followers of former President Assad in the country's coastal region, after interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa claimed the area was under control. More than a thousand people are reported to have keen killed in several days of violence.

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(Photo: Syrian Security Forces set up checkpoints following multiple violations in Latakia, Syria. Credit: MOHAMAD DABOUL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)