The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.

​The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread. NYT > World NewsWar and Armed Conflicts, Damascus (Syria), Syria, Latakia (Syria), Tartus (Syria), al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ), Assad, Bashar al-