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	Podcast:		Newshour
	Episode:		Syrian president calls for unity after hundreds of civilians killed
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:41:52
	Publish Date:		2025-03-09 14:34:00
	Description:		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. We speak to a Syrian woman from the minority Alawite sect in the region and hear from our correspondent in the capital, Damascus. Also on the programme: the runners and riders in the race to become Canada's next prime minister; and the Belfast rap group celebrating the Irish language through music. (Photo: Syrian Security Forces set up checkpoints following multiple violations in Latakia, Syria. Credit: MOHAMAD DABOUL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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