Homs - Wikipedia
Homs was the first Syrian city where images of al-Assad and his family were routinely torn down or defaced and the first place where Syrian forces used artillery during the uprising.
Syrian rebels take Homs, advance into Damascus as Hezbollah …
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A stunning march across Syria by insurgent rebels accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital Damascus after capturing a key central city of...
Syrian rebels claim control of Homs and advance toward Damascus …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian rebels claim to have captured a fifth city and are closing in on the capital of Damascus as they carry out a lightning-fast offensive that threatens to further destabilize a region...
Syrian rebels say they have taken control of Homs - BBC
Dec 8, 2024 · According to the UK-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), anti-Assad fighters entered the city of Homs and "took control of several neighbourhoods". Rebel commander...
2024 Homs offensive - Wikipedia
The 2024 Homs offensive was a military operation launched by forces of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and allied Turkish -backed [12] rebel groups in the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive, a phase of the Syrian Civil War.
Syria news: Rebels claim key city of Homs, aim for Damascus
Dec 8, 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...
Hundreds flee Syrian city of Homs as rebels advance further …
Dec 6, 2024 · Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into Friday, as anti-regime rebels push further south on the road to the capital Damascus.
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s …
Dec 6, 2024 · The insurgents, led by the jihadi Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have vowed to march to Homs and the capital, Damascus, Assad’s seat of power.
Thousands flee Syria’s Homs as opposition forces advance on key …
Dec 6, 2024 · Homs, a key crossroads city linking Damascus to Syria’s coastal areas, is 46km (29 miles) south of Hama, which HTS and allied fighters captured on Thursday, days after seizing the country’s...
Homs | Syria, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 7, 2025 · Homs is a city in central Syria that is situated near the Orontes River and is the only natural gateway in Syria to the Mediterranean coast. It was one of the main centers of the Syrian Uprising of 2011–12 and in the subsequent civil war it later fell to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in 2024.