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.

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 ...

HTS’s senior commander, Lt. Col. Hassan Abdul-Ghani, claimed that within 24 hours, HTS had captured the cities of Homs, Sweida, Quneitra and Daraa.

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 ...

Syrian rebel groups said Saturday evening they had entered Homs — Syria’s third-largest city and a strategic junction — and were close to claiming it amid reports that the Syrian army was ...

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 ...

Homs also serves as a vital hub that connects the country's north and south through the capital. "Syria rebels announce 'total liberation' of Homs," Azhari wrote in another X post.

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.

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.

A German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.

Syrian rebels claim to have captured a fifth city and are closing in on the capital of Damascus as they carry out a lightning-fast offensive that threatens to further destabilize a region already ...