Syrian President Bashar Assad has made a rare public visit to the coastal province of Latakia, where he toured areas that suffered heavy damage in last week's wildfires that killed three people, state media reported today.Assad's public visits to areas around Syria have been rare since the country's conflict began in March 2011.The conflict has killed nearly 400,000 and displaced half of Syria's population including more than 5 million who became refugees, mostly in neighboring countries.
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