Syria detains ISIS commander accused of Homs mosque bombing

Syria's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of a senior ISIS commander accused of organizing the December 2025 bombing of a mosque in Homs.

• The Interior Ministry said the General Intelligence Service arrested Khaled Raed Birouni, known as Abu Hassan Dushka, in the town of Hajirah in Rif Dimashq.
• The ministry accused Birouni, whom it called the "executive arm" of ISIS in Homs, of preparing explosive devices and conducting sectarian attacks.
• The December bombing of the Ali ibn Abi Talib mosque in the Alawite-majority Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood killed eight people.
• Authorities attributed the attack to ISIS, while a group calling itself Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility.