On the evening of Friday, October 24, 2025, a residential home in the Al-Waleed suburb of Homs city, central Syria, was attacked with a hand grenade thrown by two gunmen riding a motorcycle. The attack, which occurred at around 9:00 p.m., resulted in the death of teacher Riham Nizar Hammoud, a member of the Alawite sect, and the injury of Sarah Mohammad Hamidoush.
Documentation Details
Date: October 24, 2025
Location: Al-Waleed Suburb, Homs City, Syria
Victims:
Deceased Victim: Riham Nizar Hammoud, 32 years old. She worked as a teacher at Sabea Rajoub School in Homs. She was originally from the village of Zama in the Jableh countryside, Latakia Governorate. She was married to Nawar Hamidoush, a former regime army officer currently detained.
Injured Victim: Sarah Mohammad Hamidoush, sustained multiple shrapnel wounds across her body.
Identity:
The deceased victim, Riham Hammoud, belonged to the Alawite sect.
Perpetrators: Unknown armed assailants.
Background:
Riham had previously received threats from armed individuals demanding she vacate her home in Homs. She temporarily relocated to her hometown, Zama, but later returned due to difficult living conditions, as she was the sole provider for her two children, Adam and Ali.
Context:
The incident comes amid a rise in killings, sectarian violence, and kidnappings targeting minorities in Syria following Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s assumption of power.
