Overview
- Thousands from the Alawite minority rallied in coastal and central Syria after a Homs mosque attack that killed eight and wounded 18.
- The call to protest came from Ghazal Ghazal, an exiled cleric linked to the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council.
- State media reported three dead and 60 injured in Latakia, blaming attacks on what it called remnants of the defunct Assad regime.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security forces killed two people while dispersing crowds.
- Officials said explosives were planted in the mosque and announced no arrests, while Saraya Ansar Al Sunna claimed responsibility and said Alawites were the target.