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Oasis of Peace: Life in Syria’s Latakia Captured in Pictures

Many imagine explosions, death and ruins when they hear about Syria, but not a lot of people know that life in the city of Latakia is not that different from, say Tel Aviv, Larnaca and some other cities on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Sputnik

The Russian website Ruposters compiled pictures from Syria's Latakia that show a very different side of Syria.  

Women walking down the street without covering their faces, friends drinking wine and eating pizza in restaurants and local residents driving luxury cars. Check them out for yourself.

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