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TOPSHOT - Motorists drive past a large sign depicting the new Syrian flag, originally dating to the independence-period and used by rebels against the Assad-led government, with a slogan in Arabic reading "Syria for all", in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on March 9, amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country's coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which the latter belongs. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)