US Edition3 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators
Clashes erupted after an Alawite mosque bombing, killing three and injuring dozens amid protests for autonomy and against sectarian violence, monitors reported.
- On December 28, 2025, thousands of Alawite protesters in Latakia clashed with counterdemonstrators, and monitors reported three people killed during the unrest following a Dec 26 mosque bombing that killed eight.
- The Dec 26 mosque bombing in Homs killed eight people, with officials saying explosives were planted inside; Ghazal Ghazal then urged protests on Dec 27, leading to Dec 28 demonstrations.
- AFP correspondents witnessed security forces firing in the air while breaking up clashes as pro-government counterdemonstrators threw rocks at Alawite protesters and another group beat a counterdemonstrator, according to AP eyewitnesses.
- State and local health officials reported dozens injured and funerals were held on Saturday, with the Latakia health directorate reporting 60 injuries; protesters demanded detainee releases while state TV said 70 were freed, and security force vehicles were set on fire.
- With at least 1,426 killed according to official inquiry, the unrest feeds deeper fears as minorities remain wary under new Islamist authorities amid repeated sectarian violence since Bashar al-Assad's fall.
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Syria’s Alawite Protests Kill 4; Dozens Injured
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent DAMASCUS/LATAKIA (Worthy News) – At least four people were killed and around 60 others injured on Sunday as protests by members of Syria’s Alawite minority turned violent along the country’s Mediterranean coast, after a deadly bombing at a mosque earlier in the week, officials said. The unrest erupted in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where thousands of protesters gath…
Deadly protests and clashes in Syria – what happened and what’s next?
Protests have erupted across Syria’s coastal regions, marking a new wave of sectarian upheaval since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime a year ago.During the protests on Sunday, gunfire was directed at Syrian security forces at the al-Azhari roundabout in Latakia while unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the al-Anaza police station in the district of Banias in the Tartous governorate.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTh…
Latakia. At least three people died yesterday in the Syrian city of Latakia in clashes between protesters from the Alawite community and the security forces of the de facto government led by former jihadist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead
At least two people were killed Sunday when violence broke out at a protest by Syria’s minority Alawite community in the city of Latakia, according to a monitoring group and the Syrian state media. The protest was one of several held across multiple cities in Syria’s coastal provinces, the Alawite community’s traditional heartland in the country. The demonstrations erupted two days after at least eight people were killed and about 20 injured in …
Gunfire, stone-pelting leaves at least 4 dead in Syria as Alawites protest after Homs mosque bombing
Sunday's protests came a couple of days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the Syrian city of Homs killed eight people and injured 18 others. Although authorities have not yet publicly identified a suspect in the bombing, a group calling itself Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility.
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