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Homs, Syria

AFP EXCLUSIVE Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told.

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  • Syrian rebels capture parts of army base in Homs

    -- Syrian activists say rebels have captured large parts of a military base in the strategic central Homs province, near the border with Lebanon.The Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that opposition fighters now control most of the   Read more »

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