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Syrian security forces use gunfire to disperse rival protests in Alawite heartland
Protesters demanded federalism, release of 9,000 detained Alawite former military personnel, and protection from violence amid the largest Alawite demonstrations since Assad's fall.
- Syrian security forces used gunfire to disperse rival groups of demonstrators in Latakia, the heartland of the Alawite minority, as reported by witnesses and officials.
- Hundreds of Alawite protesters gathered to demand a decentralized political system and the release of unjustly detained individuals, according to witness accounts.
- Noureddine El-Brimo, head of media relations in Latakia, stated that security forces fired into the air to break up the protests, with unconfirmed reports of additional gunfire.
- Leen, a protester, expressed concerns about safety and security, saying, 'Now there’s no more security and we’re exposed to kidnapping and fear.
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