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The Latest Breaking News from Homs

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.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2024

Syrian Insurgents Advance Towards Homs And Damascus

Syrian insurgents advance towards Homs after capturing key towns, escalating conflict in central Syria.

Syrian insurgents enter 2 central towns, bringing them close to the city of Homs

Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media both say insurgents have entered two towns just north of the central city of Homs, bringing them closer to Syria’s third largest city

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024

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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To Overthrow Assad

Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday.

International Business Times · Dec 6, 2024

Middle East crisis: Lebanon and Jordan close borders with Syria as rebel forces push on – as it happened

Rebels have captured key cities of Aleppo and Hama, dealing blows to president Bashar al-Assad 14 years after protests erupted across Syria

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024

Syria insurgents take control of key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad

Army retreats from city and Insurgents say they will now push on towards Homs

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

Destruction of Lebanon-Syria border crossings in Israeli airstrikes creates difficulties

A stream of refugees fleeing Lebanon to Syria have been crossing a narrow makeshift bridge in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province since the official border crossing was put out of commission by an Israeli strike two days earlier

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

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Israel strikes Syrian capital Damascus, military site near Homs

Air raids target the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military facility in the west of the country.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2024

At least 22 killed, scores injured as Israeli strike hits central Beirut

At least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded in Israeli air strikes that hit two different areas in central Beirut on Thursday evening, Lebanon’s health ministry said – the third such attack on the capital since Israel escalated its air campaign last month. The news came after the UN…

France 24 · Oct 10, 2024

The Latest | Israel says it will push deeper into Rafah as ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants

Israel’s defense minister says the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

Israeli Airstrikes in Homs Cause Civilian Casualties and Damage

Israeli airstrikes in Homs, Syria, have reportedly caused civilian casualties and damage to property. Tensions escalate in the region as the conflict conti...

‘Two sides of the same coin’: Activists decry Assad’s criticism of Israel

Activists say the Syrian leader’s denunciation of Israel’s actions is hypocritical — and those actions mirror his own.

Al Jazeera · Nov 12, 2023

ISIL attacks kill 30 in Syrian desert

The armed group waged parallel attacks in the regions of Raqqa, Homs, and Deir ez-Zor.

Al Jazeera · Nov 8, 2023

Domicide: the destruction of homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my city, Homs

This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar Azzouz.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023

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The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023

Domicide: a view from Homs in Syria on what the deliberate destruction of homes does to those displaced by conflict – podcast

Homs was once the centre of the Syrian revolution. Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy bombardment.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023

Syria mourns Homs drone victims as gov’t, Russian attacks in Idlib kill 11

Funerals held for victims of attack on military academy during graduation ceremony.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in years

Family members of some of the victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded military graduation ceremony that killed scores have gathered outside a military hospital in the central Syrian city of Homs to collect the bodies of their loved ones

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says

Syria’s health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has killed 80 and wounded 240

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France 24 · Oct 5, 2023

Drone attack on Syria military academy leaves scores dead

A drone attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy in government-held Homs killed more than 100 people including at least 14 civilians, a war monitor said, revising up a previous toll.

The Conversation · Sep 4, 2023

'My home city was destroyed by war but I will not lose hope' – how modern warfare turns neighbourhoods into battlefields

It has been almost 12 years since I left my city. And I have never been able to return. Homs, the place I was born and grew up, has been destroyed and I, like many others, have been left in exile: left to remember how beautiful it once was. What…

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

Israel's air force attacks Syria and Syrian air defense missile explodes over northern Israel

Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military said in a statement

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 30, 2023

Israel Bombs Syria Hezbollah Depot

Three civilians were wounded Saturday in Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian city of Homs, Syrian state media reported, with a war monitor saying a Hezbollah munitions depot was hit. "At around 00:50 (2150 GMT)...

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023

Syria Intercepted Israeli Air Strike in Homs Area, Three Injured

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israel rocket attack in the vicinity of the city of Homs in the early hours of Saturday and shot down some of them, state media said, citing a military source. The attack resulted in three civilian injuries as well as material damages, it added. Israel…

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

Syria intercepted Israeli air strike in Homs area, three injured -state media

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israel rocket attack in the vicinity of the city of Homs in the early hours of Saturday and shot down some of them, state media said, citing a military source.

Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023

Israeli attacks on Syria in the past year: Timeline

In the past year alone, Israeli attacks on Syria have killed at least 44 people and injured more than 50.

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