Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the rebel group now in control of Damascus, has bolstered its military presence in the Syrian cities of Homs, Tartus and Latakia following recent protests against the burning of a holy Alawite shrine in Aleppo. Experts warn that tensions could deepen sectarian and ethnic divisions in the country, causing further fragmentation of Syria's diverse population.
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