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Video verified by CNN shows graphic extent of violence in Syria

Paula Hancocks

By Paula Hancocks, CNN

Published 6:50 PM EDT, Mon March 10, 2025

Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government ride in the back of a vehicle moving along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on March 9, amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country's coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which the latter belongs.

Video verified by CNN shows graphic extent of violence in Syria

Eyewitness testimonies and video verified by CNN shows Syrian government loyalists carrying out field executions, with some speaking of “purifying” the country during a, now ended, military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime. CNN's Paula Hancocks explains what we know.

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Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government ride in the back of a vehicle moving along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on March 9, amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country's coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which the latter belongs.

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