Why capture of Syrian city Homs could be key moment in rebel offensive
Capturing Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, would be a major victory in a rebel offensive that already has captured Aleppo ...
Syrian rebels seize fourth city, close in on Homs in threat to Assad's rule
Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa on Saturday, the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against ...
Syrian Insurgents Advance Toward Homs After Capturing 2 Key Central Towns
Syrian insurgents led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham captured two strategic towns north of Syria's third-largest ...
Syrian rebels claim to reach key city of Homs, extending rapid offensive against Assad
Syrian rebel forces said on Friday their lightning advance reached the central city of Homs, which could position the ...
Syrian rebels claim key city of Homs, set sights on Damascus
Assad's 24-year rule was dangling by a thread after rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs.
Syrian army soldiers surrender to opposition fighters after capturing Homs city
The key central city of Homs collapsed on Saturday night, and as daylight broke on Sunday opposition fighters were all over ...
Syrian rebels enter Homs, say they’ll besiege Damascus
Iran ordered the evacuations, because “they feared they would be trapped after the collapse in Syria,” said the Iraqi ...
Rebels capture city of Homs in Syria, threatening to topple Assad regime with Damascus in sight
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Homs on Saturday after less than a day of fighting, threatening the 24-year reign of dictator Bashar al-Assad as forces continue their rapid offensive towards ...
Syrian Rebels Declare 'Total Liberation' of Vital City Homs
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani called on his fighters not to harm "those who drop their arms," according to the ...
Fireworks Set Off After Syrian Opposition Groups Claim Control of Homs
Fireworks were set off in Homs, Syria, on Sunday, December 8, after opposition forces said they had taken control of the city.In a statement on Facebook, commander Hassan Abdul Ghany said opposition ...
Syrian civilians flee Homs as opposition forces close in
Ten of thousands of civilians are fleeing the central Syrian city of Homs ahead of a week-old southward advance by Islamist ...
Thousands flee Homs as insurgents led by HTS advance on Syria's third-largest city
The move is the latest in a lightning advance spearheaded by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group over the past week which has seen them seize Aleppo and Hama in the face of little resistance by government ...