In news from Syria, at least 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in overnight clashes between Syrian forces and fighters loyal to deposed leader Bashar al-Assad. Dozens of Syrian authorities were targeted in various ambush attacks by Assad loyalists in the Latakia and Tartus provinces, which have long been strongholds for Assad’s toppled government. Thousands of protesters across that region took to the streets demanding Syrian forces withdraw from the countryside, in what was the first massive demonstration against the new government of Syria since Assad was ousted in December.

This comes as Save the Children is reporting more than 600 people, including over 180 children, in Syria have been killed or injured over the last three months by landmines and explosive remnants of war as millions of families return to their homes after 13 years.