Overview
- Authorities prolonged restrictions through Monday evening across southern and mixed districts of Homs, with heavy deployments, checkpoints and patrols to restore order.
- The unrest followed the discovery of a Bani Khaled husband and wife killed in their Zaidal home, with state media noting burned remains and slogans that the Interior Ministry says were likely planted to incite strife.
- Armed tribesmen reportedly torched properties and fired indiscriminately in Alawite-majority areas including al-Muhajirin and al-Bassel, with vandalism documented in nearby neighborhoods.
- Health officials reported at least 18 people wounded by random gunfire, while the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council said at least two were killed and 10 injured, highlighting conflicting casualty counts.
- The Interior Ministry said 120 suspects tied to the violence have been arrested as investigators continue their probe against the backdrop of a year of documented revenge attacks in Homs.