The Islamist government of Syria and independent human rights groups reported on Monday that three people were killed and dozens injured at an Alawite-led protest calling for Damascus to implement a less centrally controlled, federalist system.
The violence erupted at what was billed as a “peaceful” protest in Latakia, a coastal region of Syria traditionally known to be home to a large number of Alawite Muslims and previously a stronghold for the defunct regime of former dictator Bashar Assad. The Alawites are a minority sect within Shiite Islam and, through the Assad family, ruled Syria for over half a century.
Contrary to the SOHR report…
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