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TOURISM bosses in war-ravaged Syria have released a bizarre new promo video which brags the country is as beautiful as ever.

The Miami Vice-style clip portrays the country as a glamorous sun-filled holiday resort complete with expensive speedboats and packed beaches.

Bathers are seen enjoying the country's crystal blue waters
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Bathers are seen enjoying the country's crystal blue watersCredit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
The video clip ends with the hopeful slogan 'Syria - Always Beautiful'
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The video clip ends with the hopeful slogan 'Syria - Always Beautiful'Credit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
The Great Colonnade in Palmyra after fighting between ISIS and Syrian forces
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The Great Colonnade in Palmyra after fighting between ISIS and Syrian forcesCredit: Getty Images
Workers inspect damaged buildings after barrel bombs were dropped on Aleppo
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Workers inspect damaged buildings after barrel bombs were dropped on AleppoCredit: AP:Associated Press

The video  - from the Syrian Ministry of Tourism - opens with sweeping views of the country's coastline and shows hundreds of bathers swimming in crystal blue seas.

The mini-movie then pans over a luxury seaside villa complex as a pumping soundtrack plays in the background.

The video closes with the slogan 'Syria - Always Beautiful'.

But it's all a far cry from the horror deluded Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is clearly trying to hide from the rest of the world.

A man on a jet ski cuts through the waves on the promotional film
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A man on a jet ski cuts through the waves on the promotional filmCredit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
Bathers wave at the helicopter as it films along the picturesque coastline
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Bathers wave at the helicopter as it films along the picturesque coastlineCredit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
Russian soldiers with their vehicles at their military camp in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
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Russian soldiers with their vehicles at their military camp in the ancient Syrian city of PalmyraCredit: Getty Images
The remains of Temple of Bel's 'Cella' which was blown up by ISIS in Palmyra
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The remains of Temple of Bel's 'Cella' which was blown up by ISIS in PalmyraCredit: Getty Images

Earlier this month The Sun online told how beautiful buildings which have stood for centuries have been reduced  to dust and rubble by hundreds of military bombardments.

Beautiful Mosques, churches and UNESCO classified souks have all been destroyed in the long-running conflict.

And each week things are just getting worse for those living under Assad's regime.

The frequency and accuracy of air strikes have been increasing since Russia started its aerial campaign in support of the Syrian President.

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Five years since the conflict began, more than 250,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, and almost 11 million Syrians  have been displaced from their homes.

None of this gets a mention in the new Assad-backed tourism clip, which was released on Facebook.

Nor do the sick beheadings carried out by ISIS fighters and the mass graves which are filled with thousands of bodies scattered throughout the country.

Earlier this month, a photograph of a dazed and bloodied Syrian boy rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo after an air strike has caused outrage around the world.

Definitely more a case of 'Wish You Weren't Here!

Luxury villas are portrayed on the official government-backed production
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Luxury villas are portrayed on the official government-backed productionCredit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
The video shows a packed beach and parasols in an unnamed part of Syria
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The video shows a packed beach and parasols in an unnamed part of SyriaCredit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism
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ISIS fighters marching through the streets of Raqqa, SyriaCredit: AP:Associated Press
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