Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after seizing two other major cities in a lightning offensive ... struggled to muster a response to the rebel advance.

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 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest ... was the latest in the stunning advances by opposition fighters over the past week ...

Syrian rebel ... Since the rebels' sweep into Aleppo a week ago, government defenses have crumbled at dizzying speed as rebels seized a string of major cities and reignited a rebellion in places ...

The opposition's momentum marks a significant shift in the Syrian conflict, challenging Assad's control and raising regional security concerns. The rebel ... nation's fourth-largest city, after ...

There are major developments in Syria's once-stagnant civil war. Opposition fighters have taken control of major cities and are ... split screens with the rebel advances. If it were safe enough ...

Anas Alkharboutli/dpa Rebel and opposition forces have continued their advances in Syria ... the northern countryside of Homs - Syria's third-largest city - on Friday, coming within 5 kilometres ...

Thousands of people have been forced to leave parts of central Syria as rebel forces advance on the country's third-largest city of Homs. It would be a major win for the rebels, who have also ...

Syrian rebels said on Thursday they had started pushing into Hama, a major city ... than a third of the way from Aleppo to Damascus, and its capture would open the road to a rebel advance in ...