"Three people have been killed by security forces during protests by members of Syria's Alawite minority in the coastal city of Latakia on Sunday, a UK-based war monitor said. According to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the three deaths came as Syrian security forces tried dispersing the protests. Syrian authorities said they "contained the situation" but did not confirming their forces had opened fire."
"The protests came after a deadly mosque bombing took place in the Alawite area of Homs, in which eight people were killed. This was the latest attack against the community, which has been targeted by violence since the fall of former leader Bashar Assad, who is himself part of the Alawite minority. A Sunni extremist and jihadist group called Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack."
Three people were killed as security forces attempted to disperse protests by members of the Alawite minority in Latakia. Security forces reportedly fired in the air while trying to separate Alawite protesters and Sunni Muslim supporters of Syria’s new Islamist authorities, and authorities said they contained the situation without confirming use of live fire. Clashes in Homs also left several people injured. The protests followed a deadly mosque bombing in the Alawite area of Homs that killed eight people. A Sunni extremist and jihadist group called Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the bombing. An Alawite sheikh, Ghazal Ghazal, called for demonstrations. Syrian officials condemned the mosque attack and pledged accountability, with no arrests announced.
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