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‘Systematic’ destruction keeps Homs’ displaced from returning home
For displaced Syrians in camps, cities and towns across northwestern Syria, the victory of the revolution with the fall of ...
Why Syria’s Homs, the current theatre of civil war, is called ‘capital of revolution’ against Assad
After capturing Aleppo and Hama in quick succession, Islamists rebels have now reached the strategically important city of ...
Hezbollah sent 'supervising' forces to Syria's Homs, sources say
By Laila Bassam, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Parisa Hafezi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah sent a small number ...
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...
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 ...
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Strikes on key bridge linking Syria's Homs, Hama: war monitor
Air strikes targeted a bridge on the highway linking the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, a war monitor said Friday, as ...
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Thousands flee Syria’s Homs as opposition forces advance on key city
Rebel fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham say they are ‘at the walls’ of Homs, Syria’s third largest city. Syrians ride on a vehicle with their belongings in Hama on December 6, 2024 ...
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Why capture of Syrian city Homs could be key moment in rebel offensive
“If Homs were to fall, Damascus would be cut off from the coast, effectively severing what would remain of regime rule into two,” said Charles Lister, a senior fellow and director of the Syria ...
Jeremy Bowen: Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises?
Bashar al-Assad became a client of Iran and Russia and fled the country when they stopped supporting him. The US is in the ...