Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after seizing two other major cities in a lightning offensive ... Syrian government forces withdrew from the city of Hama on Thursday, handing the rebels ...

Thousands of people have fled the Syrian city of Homs as rebel fighters pushed ... presumably in a bid to slow the rebels' advance. Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force struck border crossings ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city ... third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially ...

BEIRUT — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city ... third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major ...

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 ...

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

Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the central city of Homs as they push to take control of the country's third-largest ... Image: A map showing the advance of Syrian rebels towards Damascus ...

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 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 ...