Gunmen Kill Alawite Mother and Two Children in Homs Drive-By Shooting

Masked gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on Amna Qaeer, 39, and her two children, Lujayn Khansa, 14, and Issa Khansa, 9, as they stood on the balcony of their family home in Homs's Al-Sabeel neighborhood on July 18, 2026. All three later died of their wounds. No suspects had been identified as of the report; Christian Solidarity Worldwide and other rights monitors flagged the killing as part of a pattern of sectarian attacks against Alawite civilians in Homs under the transitional government.