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For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Kurdistan24, Agence France-Presse, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for SYRIA 12-25-25, and up or down for WEST BANK, UKRAINE, LEBANON and MEDIA.) — MCM

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NEWER  Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded, by Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  IDLIB, Syria — A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said, as long-standing sectarian, ethnic and political fault lines continue to destabilize the country, even as large-scale fighting has subsided. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Explosion hits mosque in Syrian city of Homs, leaving three dead. From Kurdistan24. ERBIL, Iraq – The explosion today struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, killing at least three people and wounding several others. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for earlier AFP report in French, and HERE for headlines of others. Click HERE for report from the Cradle. 

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FROM DEC. 24  Syrian Druze fighters ‘covertly’ armed by Israel since Assad’s fall: report. From the Cradle. Israel has been “covertly” supplying Syria’s Druze minority with weapons, ammunition, and military supplies since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government last year, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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Anger in Israel as Turkey deploys radar systems in Syria. From Middle East Monitor. Tensions are rising between Israel and Turkey over the Turkish deployment of radar systems inside Syria, which is expected to significantly limit Israel’s freedom of movement in Syrian airspace. READ MORE . . .

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* NOTE: Up-to-the minute entries today seem to be accessible to visitors via at least two browsers. See more on subject at MEDIA 12-25-25.

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