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#CentralSyria | E. #Hama: Angry Protest of the Ismaili Community in the City of #Salamiyah in Rural Hama A protest and gathering of men and young men took place in the Ismaili-majority city of Salamiyah, east of Hama, this evening, July 4, 2026, after General Security Service militias arrested dozens of Ismaili young men from the city. The arrests came after these young men had objected to Bedouin youths arriving from outside the city harassing girls from Salamiyah and filming them. When the HTS-led General Security militias intervened, they arrested dozens of young men from the Ismaili community, while providing protection to the Bedouins. A protest subsequently broke out demanding the release of the detainees and the achievement of justice and equality through the impartial enforcement of the law, without sectarian or religious discrimination. Local efforts by Ismaili community notables are underway to calm the situation.

#Damascus: Lawyer Shot by Armed Men Lawyer Haytham al-Dahoul, 35, was shot this afternoon on May 25, 2026, by two masked gunmen riding a motorcycle while he was outside his home in the East Damar neighborhood near the Syrian capital, Damascus. He sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the ICU in critical condition Mr. al-Dahoul is originally from the city of #Salamiyya in the rural #Hama governorate and is a member of the #Ismaili community.

🚨 Assassination of the Imam of Sayyida Zaynab Shrine in #Damascus The cleric Sayyid Farhan al-Mansour, imam of the Sayyida Zaynab Shrine, has been assassinated after a hand grenade was thrown at his vehicle in the al-Fatimiyya area of Sayyida Zaynab city, south of Damascus, shortly after Friday prayers concluded and as he was leaving the shrine, on the afternoon of May 1, 2026.