Syria’s rebels took Homs back from Assad in a matter of days. Now they have to police it - ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew meets the new police chief in Syria’s third city, tasked with keeping the ...

In Homs, the insurgency announced late Saturday that it had taken over the city. The city’s capture was a major victory for the rebels, who had already seized the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as ...

Syrian rebels claim to reach key city of Homs, extending rapid offensive against Assad. By Maya Gebeily, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Parisa Hafezi. December 7, 2024 12:17 AM UTC Updated December 7, 2024 ...

Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as ...

Syrian rebels are speeding toward the major city of Homs as a new uprising appears to be gathering pace in the south. Follow for live news updates.

Syrian rebels captured the key city of Homs as they close in on potentially ending the reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS. With Homs in rebel hands just 30 miles from Damascus, ...

Syrian rebels entered Syria's third city Homs late Saturday, taking control of some districts, according to rebels and a Britain-based observation group. Syria's defence ministry denied the claim.

Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in southwestern Syria, inching closer to the capital Damascus. Rebel factions representing the Druze sect in Daraa’s neighboring city ...

Capturing Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, would be a major victory in a rebel offensive that already has captured Aleppo and Hama.

Sitting in the police headquarters of Homs, in an office that, until last week, was run by the feared intelligence network of Bashar al-Assad, Alaa Omran is holding court. A former regime police ...