Damascus: One of the Explosions Targeted Senior Figures of the New Syrian Authority
ARK News.. Damascus witnessed three explosions late on Saturday night, January 3, 2026, according to local sources.
The first blast occurred at a military battalion on the hill overlooking Mazze 86, the second in Mazze Villas behind al-Mohammedi Mosque—an area known to be home to senior, first-tier figures of the new Syrian authority—and the third in the vicinity of Mazze Military Airport.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that residents in nearby areas were gripped by fear amid an official blackout by Syrian authorities. No confirmed information has yet emerged regarding casualties or material damage.
The incident comes less than a week after a similar event on the evening of December 30, 2025, when heavy gunfire was heard in the Al-Qasr area, an incident later denied by pro-government media outlets and platforms.
Nearly five days later, no official clarification has been issued regarding those events, raising widespread public questions about the circumstances behind the gunfire, which reportedly lasted several minutes.
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