Overview
- Syria’s Health Ministry and state media report at least eight dead and about 18 injured after an explosion inside the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs.
- Initial findings cited by security sources point to explosive devices planted inside the building in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al‑Dhahab neighborhood.
- Saraya Ansar al‑Sunna said on Telegram that its fighters detonated multiple devices, a claim not independently verified by officials.
- Security units cordoned off the site as investigators collected evidence, while funerals in Homs drew large crowds and clerics urged restraint to prevent sectarian reprisals.
- Regional governments and the UN condemned the attack, and Syrian authorities vowed to identify and prosecute those responsible.