Syria: Syrian forces and rebels clashed in coastal city of Latakia
Syrian forces clashed with opposition fighters early Saturday in the coastal city of Latakia, anti-government activists said, further crumbling a shaky cease-fire meant to end 13 months of unrest.
The clashes occurred in Burj Islam village, where a presidential palace is located, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The new attacks came a day after a bomber struck near a mosque in the capital of Damascus, killing nine people — most of them government forces, Syrian state-run media reported. It described the attack in Midan district as a “terrorist bombing.”