Syrian rebels claim to have captured a fifth city ... that it’s “pretty much the endgame for Assad” if the rebels take Homs. “Once they get Homs, then really Damascus is cut off and ...

Syrian rebels have declared victory in a vital city ... showing "large celebrations in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after rebels take Homs," the third-largest city in Syria.

Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by ...

Members of the Syrian armed opposition ... Rastan in the northern countryside of Homs after many militants inside both cities joined the ranks of the rebels," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of ...

Assad-era officers evicted from subsidised housing Fighters of former rebels take their place New administration's handling of Assad loyalists closely watched DAMASCUS, Dec 31 (Reuters ...

Syrian rebels overtook the western city of Hama, their second major victory since they swept Aleppo last week, as thousands fled the city of Homs ahead of the Islamist insurgents. The rebel group ...

A UK-based war monitor reports that the "local factions" were able to take ... Homs, trying to push back rebels who've reached the edges of the strategic city. Reports from a war monitor indicate ...

Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in southwestern Syria, inching closer to the capital Damascus. Rebel factions representing the Druze sect in Daraa’s ...

The rebels are battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces from two directions; the north and the south, in an attempt to close in on Damascus. Daraa is where the Syrian uprising started in ...

(CNN) — Syrian ... rebels in the north, after capturing Aleppo a week ago, have pushed south along the highway and on Thursday took the city of Hama. They have now set their sights on Homs.