Homs, Syria, Dec 26, 2025 (AFP) - Deadly blast hits mosque in Alawite area of Syria's Homs

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2025-12-26

An explosion killed at least eight worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, with an Islamist militant group claiming responsibility. The attack during Friday prayers is the latest on the Alawite community, and the second blast in a place of worship since Islamist authorities took power a year ago, after a suicide bombing in a Damascus church killed 25 people in June. In a statement on Te......

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