US Edition3 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators
- On Dec 28, Alawite protesters marched in Latakia, Syria's coastal city, where three people were killed as security forces tried to disperse the demonstrations, a UK-based war monitor said.
- The unrest followed a Dec 27 mosque bombing in Homs that killed eight, with Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claiming responsibility and officials reporting planted explosives, though no suspect is publicly identified.
- AFP and AP correspondents reported that pro-government demonstrators threw rocks and some Alawite protesters beat a counterdemonstrator, while Syrian security forces fired shots in the air to separate them.
- Syrian authorities said they `contained the situation` and accused remnants of the former regime of attacking security forces, while funerals were held on Saturday and protesters on Dec 28 demanded detainees' release.
- Since Assad's fall in December 2024, Syria has seen several sectarian clashes ending nearly 14 years of civil war; a national commission of inquiry said at least 1,426 Alawite community members were killed, and they remain wary under new Islamist authorities.
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Clashes erupt in Syria as Alawite minority protests deadly Homs mosque bombing
Clashes broke out on Sunday during rallies held by members of Syria’s Alawite minority in the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous, as well as in other areas, following Friday's deadly bombing at an Alawite mosque in Homs. According to a war monitor, at least two people were killed when security forces tried to disperse the demonstrators.
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, violence has continued in Syria. Protests by Alawites, to whom Assad is also a member, are leading counter-protests this time.
'Why the killing': Syria’s Alawites take to the streets following mosque bombing
Thousands of Alawites took to the streets after a mosque bombing in Homs killed eight. Carrying banners and photos of community leader Ghazal Ghazal, protesters called for federalism, regional autonomy, and an end to sectarian violence, showing their fears and frustration under Syria’s new Islamist authorities
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