Besides Damascus, other key cities include Aleppo, known for its historic citadel and ancient bazaar; Homs, a major ...

Omran, a Homs native, defected from the Assad regime in 2012 and joined the small Islamist faction Ansar al-Sham. He was later appointed by HTS to manage police in Haram city, Idlib.

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

Syrian rebel forces said on Friday their lightning advance reached the central city of Homs, which could position the insurgents to topple another town strategic to President Bashar al-Assad's ...

If Assad’s military loses Homs, it could be a crippling blow. The city, parts of which were controlled by insurgents until 2014, lies on an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s ...

With Homs in rebel hands just 30 miles from Damascus, the Assad Dynasty is possibly facing the end of its five-decade hold on Syria and the continued influence of Iran, its main regional supporter.

T he city of Homs in central Syria has long held a unique position in the Syrian psyche. Home to a mix of ethnic groups, it became a symbol of resistance to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in 2011 ...

Western rural Homs is a land of breezeblock buildings, green fields and drystone walls. The sky hangs grey over the landscape ...

A drone attack at a military academy graduation ceremony in Homs, Syria, Thursday killed sixty people and injured more than 100, reports say.

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in ...

A film student trapped by Syrian government troops in the besieged city of Homs tries to find his way out in Sulaiman Tadmory and Ali Hakim’s “700 Days in Homs.” The project is currently ...

Nov 5 (Reuters) - An explosion was heard in Homs province in Syria, Syrian state media said on Tuesday, as a result of confronting and shooting down a hostile drone.