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German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in prison for torture and war crimes in his homeland
A German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for ...
Syrian families return home in time for Eid al-Adha after years in notorious displacement camp
Yasmine al-Saleh has two occasions to celebrate this year: the Eid al-Adha holiday and her family’s return home after nine ...
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Syria’s rebels took Homs back from Assad in a matter of days. Now they have to police it
Homs, Syria’s third city, is nicknamed the “cradle of the revolution”. It witnessed some of the fiercest battles of the 13-year civil war – the scars of which are chiselled into many ...
Al-Monitor on MSN6d
German court to rule in case of Syrian 'torture' doctor
A German court will rule Monday on the case of a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity under former dictator ...
USA Today3mon
Syrian rebels claim key city of Homs, set sights on Damascus
Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as ...
The Washington Post6mon
Why capture of Syrian city Homs could be key moment in rebel offensive
Now, the rebels have set their sights on the city of Homs, a strategic choke point between rebel-controlled areas in the north and the capital, Damascus. If they are able to seize it, it could be ...
The National on MSN4mon
Killings in rural Homs mar efforts to instil security in post-Assad Syria
Western rural Homs is a land of breezeblock buildings, green fields and drystone walls. The sky hangs grey over the landscape ...
The Economist4mon
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
The city of Homs in central Syria has long held a unique position in the Syrian psyche. Home to a mix of ethnic groups, it became a symbol of resistance to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in 2011 ...
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Three injured in Syrian city of Homs after rocket attack
Three civilians were injured and a gas station set on fire early Saturday near the Syrian city of Homs in an attack that Syria blamed on Israeli rockets, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported ...
PBS6mon
Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s third-largest city
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an ...
Reuters6mon
Syrian rebels claim to reach key city of Homs, extending rapid offensive against Assad
"Our forces have liberated the last village on the outskirts of the city of Homs and are now on its walls," the Syrian faction leading the sweeping assault said on Telegram. Sign up here.
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‘Bonnie & Bonnie’ Producer on How AI Helped Him Envision Locarno’s Match Me! Project ‘700 Days in Homs’
A film student trapped by Syrian government troops in the besieged city of Homs tries to find his way out in Sulaiman Tadmory and Ali Hakim’s “700 Days in Homs.” The project is currently ...