Syrian forces loyal to the new government and those to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have produced bloody clashes over the past few days, killing several hundred Christian, Druze, and Alawite civilians in the crossfire.
The new Syrian government has yet to firmly establish a safe foothold in the country and faces threats from Assad sympathizers who supported his decadeslong rule.
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