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Friday, December 26, 2025
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Friday, December 26, 2025
Islamist militant group claims responsibility for Syria mosque bombing
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Armed security officers cordon off the area following an explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs, December 26, 2025. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
An Islamist militant group claims responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in an Alawite-majority area of Syria’s Homs earlier today, which killed at least eight people.
In a statement on Telegram, the Saraya Ansar al-Sunna says its fighters “detonated a number of explosive devices” in the Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque, which is located in an Alawite area.
The group was formed after the ouster of ruler Bashar al-Assad, who is a member of the Alawite community. The militant group had claimed responsibility for a Damascus church bombing in June.
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