Tank, navy attack on Syria's Latakia kills 26: witnesses

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks and navy ships shelled the main Mediterranean port city of Latakia on Sunday, residents and rights groups said, killing 26 people as President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched an offensive by land and sea to crush protests against his rule.

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