Six Killed, Dozens Wounded in Suspected Terror Attack at Homs Mosque, Syria

An explosion during Friday prayers at an Alawite mosque in Syria’s Homs killed at least six people and wounded 21 others, officials said Friday.

At least six people were killed and 21 others wounded when an explosion ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in Syria, according to international media reports.

The blast occurred on Friday, December 26, at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the central city of Homs, a place of worship linked to Syria’s Alawite minority, Reuters and regional outlets reported.

Syrian authorities said an investigation had been launched into the incident, with security forces cordoning off the area and examining the cause of the explosion.

Homs, once dubbed the “capital of the revolution,” has been a focal point of Syria’s conflict since 2011 and has witnessed repeated waves of violence, sectarian tension and displacement, according to the Associated Press.

Syria’s Alawite minority, from which the ruling Assad family hails, has often been targeted by extremist groups during the war, as sectarian divisions deepened amid years of fighting and political fragmentation.

Officials in Damascus described the blast as a “terrorist act,” without immediately naming those responsible, state media said.

No group has so far claimed responsibility, a pattern seen in several recent attacks as security conditions remain fragile in parts of the country.

Analysts say the attack underscores how lingering ethnic and political fault lines continue to destabilise Syria, even as large-scale fighting has subsided in some areas.

Reports stated that without a comprehensive political settlement and improved security, sporadic violence is likely to persist, further complicating Syria’s path toward long-term stability and recovery.

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