The brother of the imam of the Great Prophet Mosque of Masyaf is assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Hama

Context: Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war.

The brother of the imam of the Great Prophet Mosque of Masyaf is assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Hama Governorate, in a potential revenge operation due to the imam being associated with Hezbollah and other Iranian- and Shia-associated militias. [https://www.syriahr.com/%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%a3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%ac-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%86%d9%80-%d9%80%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%85%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%88/741090/ (SOHR)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-12-16).