US EditionSyria imposes curfew in Latakia days after protests turn violent, state media says
- On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced a curfew in Latakia city from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
- The unrest followed a Friday bombing of an Alawite mosque in Homs that killed eight and wounded 18, sparking thousands of Alawite protesters and prompting Syrian Armed Forces to deploy tanks and armoured vehicles.
- The curfew exempts emergency medical personnel, ambulance and fire crews, state media said, while attackers damaged cars and shops and the Syrian Defense Ministry said troops responded to attacks.
- Security forces reinforced deployments in Latakia with tanks and armoured vehicles, and Latakia governor Mohammad Othman said the situation was `stable` after clashes were contained.
- The unrest echoes earlier sectarian bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last year, with protesters demanding a decentralized government and the release of Alawite prisoners.
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Syria imposes night curfew on Latakia after sectarian violence
Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests that spiralled into violence.
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