According to data from the Syrian Ministry of Health, 8 people were killed and 18 were injured as a result of a blast at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Homs.
The mosque is located in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood, an Alawite-majority area of Homs.
Officials believe that an explosive was detonated inside the building during Friday prayers, Syria’s state-run news agency, Sana, reported, citing a security source.
While authorities are still searching for the perpetrators, jihadist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Salafi group Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, led by Abu Aysha al-Shami, a former HTS officer, split from HTS and began operating independently. The group has been carrying out attacks against Alawites and Christians since HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) came to power in Syria in December 2024.
The group was also responsible for an attack in the town of Arzah in February 2025, when at least ten Alawite citizens were killed, as well as the killing of five former Baathist government officials in the town of Til Dahab.
The group also claimed responsibility for the killing of ten Shiite villagers in Hama. The bloodiest attack, however, was the suicide bombing in June that targeted the Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Damascus, leaving 31 people dead and 54 others wounded.