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Syria: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ gains exclusive access to cities hit by sectarian attacks

More than 1,400 civilians have been killed since 6 March - most of them Alawites, in Latakia and the neighbouring provinces of Tartous, Hama and Homs.

Remnants of the Assad regime ambushed and killed dozens of security officers from the new government. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s correspondent Lina Sinjab got exclusive access to the cities where the worst killings took place and starts her report from an Alawite village in Latakia's south.

An annual international conference is taking place in Brussels to discuss rebuilding Syria and the way forward. A European Member of Parliament joins us.

Also in the programme, North Macedonia's interior minister says prosecutors are investigating whether corruption and bribery are linked to a fire in a nightclub that killed nearly sixty people.

US says it has launched powerful airstrikes in Yemen. The Houthis say at least fifty-three are killed.

Presenters: Victoria Uwonkunda and Rob Young

Photo: A view shows a damaged gas station, as Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa grapples with the fallout from reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Jableh, Syria. 12 March 2025/ Credit: Karam Al-Masri/ Reuters.

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Mon 17 Mar 2025 06:06GMT

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  • Mon 17 Mar 2025 06:06GMT