Syrian forces suffer 14 fatalities in Tartous clashes

CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria's new interior minister said 14 of its forces were killed and 10 others wounded during clashes with former President Bashar al-Assad's administration forces in the countryside outside the city of Tartous, the state news agency reported on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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