Syria: Curfew Extended in Several Neighborhoods of Homs Following Security Incidents

The Internal Security Administration in Homs Province announced on Monday the extension of the curfew in several neighborhoods of the city until 5 p.m. today, amid ongoing security tensions that have affected the area in recent hours.

Local sources had reported on Sunday that an armed group attacked the al-Muhajireen neighborhood and the al-Muhajireen suburb in Homs, firing randomly and causing the destruction of home facades and the burning of several houses, following the killing of a married couple in the Zaidal neighborhood south of Homs.

In a statement published on its platforms, the Internal Security Administration said the curfew applies to the neighborhoods of al-Abbasiyah, al-Arman, al-Muhajireen, al-Zahraa, al-Nuzha, Akrama, al-Nazihin, Ashira, Zaidal, Karm al-Zaytoun, Karm al-Lawz, Hayy al-Wuroud, and the Police Housing residences. It called on residents to comply with the decision “to ensure their safety and to allow the completion of ongoing field procedures.”

For its part, the Homs Health Directorate clarified that the city’s hospitals received the bodies of two individuals—Abdullah al-Aboud al-Nasser al-Khalidi and his wife—who were killed in a crime in the Zaidal neighborhood, in addition to eighteen injuries, most of them resulting from random gunfire.

The directorate stated that most of the injuries are stable, except for one critical case, noting that the majority of the wounded will be allowed to leave the hospital after receiving the necessary medical care.