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Syrians spend the day at the beach in Latakia, northwest of Damascus, on May 19, 2014. A massive influx of displaced families, mainly from Aleppo, to Syria’s coast has boosted Latakia, a city whose economy heavily relied on its port and summertime tourism before the war. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)