Thousands of people have fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday. The fighters are positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad.
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents entered two central towns early Friday just north of the central city of Homs, bringing them closer Syria’s third largest city, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media both reported.
Rebel forces in Syria are reportedly moving toward the central city of Homs after taking Hama and Aleppo in a lightning offensive. Thousands of people have fled to government-held regions to evade the rapid advance.
BEIRUT (AP) — 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
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 potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad.
If President Bashar Assad’s military loses Homs, it could be a crippling blow. The city, parts of which were controlled by insurgents until 2014, stands at an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where Assad enjoys wide support.
A war monitor and the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group both said rebels have entered Syria's third city, Homs. Pro-government media also said Assad's forces were taking up positions on the outskirts. DW has more.
A war monitor said late Saturday that Islamist-led rebels had entered the strategic city of Homs, on the way towards Damascus where Syria's embattled government said it was setting up an impenetrable security cordon.
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