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Who are the Alawites facing a new wave of violence in Syria?
The latest killings have included a campaign against Syria's Alawites, which was triggered by an attack on new government forces by Assad loyalists.
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One of many children displaced after her family were attacked by anti-Assad militia
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A vehicle carrying Syrian soldiers heads towards a cloud of smoke in Latakia as violence broke out earlier this month. Pic: Reuters
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Latakia, on Syria's Mediterranean coast, is where most of the killings of civilians have taken place
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