Latakia, Syria, Dec 29, 2025 (AFP) - Alawite areas in Syria's Latakia come under attack

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2025-12-29

Alawite-majority neighbourhoods of Syria's coastal city of Latakia were vandalised on Monday, residents told AFP, a day after three people were killed during mass protests by the minority community. Thousands in coastal provinces and central Syria participated in demonstrations called by a religious authority to protest against a mosque attack in Homs on Friday that killed eight people and reignited minorities' fears under the country's new Islam......

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