Tag: Homs
Assad’s forces take Homs, ‘capital of Syrian revolt’
Syrian forces took full control on Thursday over Homs, a city once associated with scenes of joyous pro-democracy crowds but now famed...
Twin car bombs in Syria’s Homs kill at least 21 people
At least 21 people including women and children were killed by twin car bombs in the central Syrian city of Homs on...
Blast kills at least 29 Syrian rebels in Homs
At least 29 Syrian rebels including two field commanders were killed when a vehicle exploded in the central city of Homs on...
Syrian forces kill 9 villagers near Homs – activists
Syrian security forces shot dead at least 9 villagers they had stopped at a roadblock northwest of the city of Homs, local...
Syrian tanks pound rebel town near Homs, 3 injured
Syrian tanks pounded a town on a strategic highway overnight, injuring at least three people during a military crackdown on dissent in...
Sectarian tensions rise in Syria’s Homs, 2 killed
Snipers killed two people in the Syrian city of Homs where tensions have emerged between its mostly Sunni inhabitants and the Alawite...
Syrian forces kill eight near Homs – activists
Syrian forces shot dead at least six villagers and two rebel soldiers, in a sweep of countryside north of the city of...
Syrian forces renew assault on Homs, kill 3 – activists
Syrian forces backed by tanks killed at least three civilians in a large-scale assault on Homs activists said, in a renewal...
Syria force surrounds town after defections – residents
An armoured Syrian force surrounded a town near the city of Homs and fired heavy machineguns after the defection of tens of...
Syrian forces kill 15 as US imposes sanctions
Syrian forces killed 15 civilians in the city of Homs an activists' group said, despite international calls for President Bashar al-Assad to...
