"Protests erupted in Homs after a video showing an Alawite shrine vandalized in Aleppo circulated, triggering fears of deteriorating security among minorities in Syria."
"Alaa Amran, the new police chief, described the protests as initially peaceful until some elements from the former regime initiated gunfire against demonstrators and security forces."
"People like Mohammad Ali Hajj Younes highlighted the insecurity in the region, linking current violence to past experiences with the shabiha militia during al-Assad's regime."
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