Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after seizing two other major cities in a lightning offensive that has reignited the civil war after more than a decade and thrown the future of President ...

The city’s capture was a major victory for the rebels ... Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...

Syrian rebels pushing south after capturing Aleppo Rebels have staged rapid advance in past week Hama critical to control of major towns Return to civil war risks destabilising wider region AMMAN ...

Syrian rebels are speeding toward the major city of Homs ... Events are moving incredibly quickly in Syria. A third government-controlled city could soon fall to rebel forces after just over ...

Syrian rebels overtook the western city of Hama, their second major victory since they swept ... around 3 miles north of Homs, Syria's third largest city, according to the Syrian Observatory ...

Insurgents call on government forces to defect Follows capture of three major cities in a week Rebels ... Syrian rebel forces said on Friday their lightning advance reached the central city ...

Syrian rebels ... fourth-largest city, dealing another major blow to President Bashar al-Assad less than a week after his forces ceded Aleppo in the face of the lightning rebel advance.

Residents in the Syrian capital were seen cheering ... 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 ...