A view of the inside of the mosque hit by a deadly attack on Friday, Dec. 26, in a predominantly Alawite neighborhood of the city of Homs, Syria. (Credit: Ali Ahmed al-Najjar/Reuters)
The latest attack adds to a string of attempts to destabilize the new Syria, less than three weeks after the country-wide celebrations marking the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. A suicide bombing carried out during Friday prayers in a mosque in Homs’ predominantly Alawite neighborhood killed at least eight people and wounded about twenty, according to a preliminary report by the official SANA news agency. In a statement released shortly after the incident, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani denounced what he called "desperate and repeated attempts to undermine security and stability and to sow chaos" in the country, assuring that the authorities would continue their commitment to "fight terrorism in all its forms." The tense relationship between Beirut-Damascus Damascus raises stakes:...
The latest attack adds to a string of attempts to destabilize the new Syria, less than three weeks after the country-wide celebrations marking the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. A suicide bombing carried out during Friday prayers in a mosque in Homs’ predominantly Alawite neighborhood killed at least eight people and wounded about twenty, according to a preliminary report by the official SANA news agency. In a statement released shortly after the incident, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani denounced what he called "desperate and repeated attempts to undermine security and stability and to sow chaos" in the country, assuring that the authorities would continue their commitment to "fight terrorism in all its forms." The tense relationship between Beirut-Damascus Damascus raises stakes:...
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