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 ...

The rebels’ path to victory is littered with evidence of Syria’s defeated military. It also reflects the sizable task of ...

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 ...

BEIRUT: Syrian rebel forces said on Friday (Dec 6 ... three Syrian sources told Reuters. It was the third major city, after Aleppo and Hama in the northwest and centre, to fall out of Assad's ...

Syrian rebel forces advanced on the central city ... three Syrian sources told journalists on the ground. It was the third major city, after Aleppo and Hama in the northwest and centre, to fall ...

A string of stunning victories has spurred White House worries about a “catastrophic success” in Syria if Islamist fighters ...

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Launched barely two weeks ago, the operation's speedy success in achieving its initial goal - seizing Syria's second city, Aleppo ... has long opposed such a major rebel offensive, fearing ...