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Syrian Rebels’ Lightning Offensive Zeroes In on Major City
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 ...
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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s third-largest city
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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels close in on third major city
Thousands of people have fled the Syrian city of Homs as rebel fighters pushed further south with their rapid assault on government forces, a leading monitoring group said. If the strategically ...
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Syrian rebels announce seizing full control over Homs, the third-largest city
Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdul Ghany said early on Sunday that insurgent forces "fully liberated" Syria's central city of Homs. This comes after Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Islamist ...
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'Your time has come': Syrian rebels take 2nd major city of Hama as thousands flee
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 ...
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Syrian rebels battle for Homs, advance on Damascus
Syrian rebels battled government forces for control of the key city of Homs on Saturday and advanced towards the capital Damascus as front lines collapsed across the country, throwing President ...
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Syrian rebels enter Hama, pushing army from key city and freeing hundreds of prisoners
Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President ...
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Syrian rebel forces advance on Homs, take parts of Daraa in south
Members of the Syrian armed opposition forces stand in front of the entrance to the Military College after taking control of it in the city of Aleppo. The Syrian government has lost control of the ...
Amid Syria’s upheaval, a wariness over the rebels’ Islamist roots
A string of stunning victories has spurred White House worries about a “catastrophic success” in Syria if Islamist fighters ...
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Syrian insurgents have reached the gates of the capital city of Damascus, reports say
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Rebels close in on central city of Homs as aid groups sound alarm on Syria
Anti-government fighters pose Friday in one of Hama's water wheels, after they captured the central Syrian city a day earlier. (Bakr Al Kassem/AFP via Getty Images - image credit) Rebel forces ...
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Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country’s third-largest city
An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, ...