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Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead
ByRaja Abdulrahim December 28, 2025December 28, 2025

Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority in Syria demonstrated for better protections.

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8 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Hussam Hammoud December 26, 2025December 26, 2025

Ansar al-Sunna, which experts say appears to be an ISIS splinter group, claimed responsibility for the explosion, which happened as worshipers were attending Friday Prayer.

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Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks
ByEuan Ward November 25, 2025

The demonstrations followed unrest over the weekend in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, which set off reprisal attacks on Alawites, a community once favored by the ousted Assad regime.

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Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria
ByEuan Ward November 24, 2025

The government acted quickly to tamp down reprisals in the central city of Homs as it tries to manage repeated waves of bloodshed involving minority groups.

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Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists
ByMarlise Simons September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.

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