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 Tuesday.
Assad's public visits to areas around Syria have been rare since the country's war began in March 2011.
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State news agency SANA said Assad visited the village of Ballouran to inspect the damage and met the local population during a tour to some areas that were affected by the fires, which were brought under control on Sunday.
SANA did not say whether the visit took place on Tuesday or earlier.
