CNN
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Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, called for national unity Sunday, describing the outbreak of violence between government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad as “expected challenges.”
Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, with eyewitnesses accusing government supporters of carrying out execution-style killings.
Clashes reportedly continued overnight into Sunday but CNN was unable to determine the full extent of the unrest.
“What is happening in the country are expected challenges. We must preserve national unity and civil peace in the country,” Sharaa said at a mosque in Damascus…
