Having started in the south and spread to coastal cities such as Banias, they moved to Homs, Syria's third-biggest city, and the surrounding central districts.

从南部地区开始，蔓延到沿海城市，如巴尼亚斯，再到叙利亚第三大城市霍姆斯，以及周边的主要地区。

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Banias is a predominantly Sunni town on the Mediterranean, although the broader coastal area is an Alawite heartland.

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In recent years the governments in Baghdad and Damascus have talked of a new pipeline to Banias, on the Syrian coast.

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This week, Intel said that Banias will now be known as Centrino.

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