The security forces are controlled by the former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which led the charge that unseated ...

Eye witness footage shows a crowd of people gathering, dispersed as gunfire can be heard.

Homs, Syria’s third city, is nicknamed the “cradle of the revolution”. It witnessed some of the fiercest battles of the 13-year civil war – the scars of which are chiselled into many ...

Now, the rebels have set their sights on the city of Homs, a strategic choke point between rebel-controlled areas in the north and the capital, Damascus. If they are able to seize it, it could be ...

The ancient city, an early stronghold of opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive regime, was ravaged by a government crackdown. New York Times correspondents in Homs spoke to people who were ...

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 ...

Syrian rebels continued to make gains in the north of the country, as they put the central city of Homs in their sights on Friday. "Our forces have liberated the last village on the outskirts of ...

HTS, the former al-Qaida-linked Al-Nusra Front, claimed on Friday that it had captured two towns six miles north of Homs, Syria’s third-largest city and a strategic gateway to the capital ...

Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said. "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...