DAMASCUS: United Nations (UN) inspectors tasked with investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria arrived on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Damascus as fierce fighting raged in the coastal heartland of President Bashar al-Assad’s clan.

The fighting in Latakia came as Assad vowed again that he was determined to “eradicate terrorism” which he blames for the deadly conflict that has plagued his country for the past 29 months.

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