{"id":7107,"date":"2025-03-10T09:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/over-1000-killed-in-syria-as-nation-experiences-deadliest-weekend-since-fall-of-assad-regime\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:22:52","slug":"over-1000-killed-in-syria-as-nation-experiences-deadliest-weekend-since-fall-of-assad-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/over-1000-killed-in-syria-as-nation-experiences-deadliest-weekend-since-fall-of-assad-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 killed in Syria as nation experiences deadliest weekend since fall of Assad regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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