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Homs Mosque Bombing Kills 8 During Friday Prayers

Authorities report planted explosive devices, with a militant group claiming responsibility.

Syrian security forces inspect the damage after an explosion in the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood in Homs, Syria on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Syrian security forces inspect the damage after an explosion in the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood in Homs, Syria Friday, Dec. 26, 2025.(AP Photo)
At least six people killed and 21 were injured in the explosion at Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib Mosque in the Wadi Al Dahab area of Homs. Sana
Mourners attend the funeral of victims of an attack a day earlier at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque, outside the mosque in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of Homs, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Overview

  • Health officials put the toll at eight dead and about 18 injured, with figures described as preliminary.
  • Security forces sealed off the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs and opened a forensic investigation that points to devices planted inside.
  • Saraya Ansar al-Sunna said on Telegram it carried out the attack, a claim not yet independently verified by Syrian authorities.
  • Hundreds attended funerals on Saturday as the mosque’s imam, Sheikh Mohieddin Salloum, urged calm and warned against sectarian retaliation.
  • Syrian ministries and regional governments condemned the blast targeting a predominantly Alawite neighborhood, and the UN chief called for those responsible to be brought to justice.