Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after seizing two other major ... the city of Hama on Thursday, handing the rebels another victory after they seized Aleppo last week. The rebel advances ...

Thousands of people left Homs, Syria's third-largest city, after rebel forces captured two nearby ... have declared their intention to advance towards Homs and Damascus, the capital where Assad ...

BEIRUT — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country's third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a ...

Syrian opposition fighters passed ... The speed of the rebels' advance, which began when they took the city of Aleppo a little over a week ago, has been enabled by what the U.S. special envoy ...

Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a ...

What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...

Syrian rebels have taken Homs after seizing two other major cities in a lightning offensive that has thrown the future of the Assad regime into question. WSJ explains what we know so far.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP): Islamist-led rebels ... Homs lies about 140km from the capital and was the third major city seized by the rebels, who began their advance on Nov 27, reigniting a years ...

On the third ... Syrian Army after the government’s months-long siege to reclaim the city from pro-democracy rebels and others opposed to President Bashar al Assad’s regime. Once Syria’s ...