Three people were killed and dozens injured in Latakia, a coastal city considered the heartland of Syria’s Alawite community, during protests on Sunday. Demonstrations erupted across parts of coastal and central Syria following a mosque bombing in Homs, drawing thousands of people into the streets. Protesters called for a decentralised political system and demanded the release of thousands of detained Alawites. | The New Arab

‼️ Syria: Syria’s New Tyrant Exposed: Jolani Shoots Alawite Protesters in Latakia ____ The cracks are no longer hidden. Syria’s Alawite heartland is boiling—and Jolani’s regime is responding the only way brittle power knows how: with bullets. Scenes from Qardaha in Latakia governorate show large numbers of peaceful protesters filling the streets. This is not an opposition stronghold. This is core Alawite territory. When the base begins to revolt, the crisis is no longer political—it is existenti