The Latest Breaking News from Homs

Syria's new security forces in Homs work to maintain peace amid sectarian tensions and recent unrest.

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew meets the new police chief in Syria’s third city, tasked with keeping the peace now that forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have ousted the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Every city across the country is now facing the same question: who will rule…

Here’s an explanation of the last two days of fighting that brought down al-Assad in Syria.

Syrian rebels establish a settlement center for Assad regime forces in Homs, offering amnesty to conscripted soldiers but not officers. Significant rebel a...

There will be perilous days to come and the future is uncertain, but around the world we Syrians are celebrating, says author and researcher Ammar Azzouz

Reda al-Khedr was only five when his mother escaped the siege of Homs in 2014.

Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria has crumbled with astonishing speed

Islamist-led rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria.

Syrian dictator fled capital on a plane and has been granted asylum in Russia

Whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad unknown as rebel group says it has begun entering the capital