Homs - Wikipedia
WEBHoms was the first Syrian city where images of al-Assad and his family were routinely torn down or defaced and the first place where Syrian forces used artillery during the uprising. The Center for Documenting Violations in Syria claims that at least 1,770 people have been killed in Homs since the uprising began.
Homs: Syrian revolution's fallen 'capital' - BBC
WEBDec 9, 2015 · Homs, Syria's third largest city, has been a key battleground in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad. It was dubbed the "capital of the revolution" after residents embraced the call to...
Homs | Syria, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Homs, city, central Syria. The city is situated near the Orontes River at the eastern end of Syria’s only natural gateway from the Mediterranean coast to the interior. It occupies the site of ancient Emesa, which contained a great temple to the sun god El Gebal (Aramaic; Latin: Elagabalus; Greek:
‘My home city was destroyed by war but I will not lose hope’ – …
WEBSep 4, 2023 · From the burning of housing, land and property ownership documents, to the destruction of homes and cultural heritage sites, the brutal destruction in Homs, and other cities in Syria, has not...
4 Years On, Ancient Heart of Homs Still Abandoned Ruins
WEBJan 17, 2018 · Sumaya Bairuty walked through abandoned streets pocked with shell craters amid rows of destroyed buildings, at times climbing over giant sand barriers before reaching her parent's apartment in the...
Homs: A scarred and divided city - BBC News
WEBMay 9, 2012 · Homs, a lively Syrian city once regarded as a place of peaceful co-existence, has borne the brunt of violence in Syria's 14-month long uprising.
In Ancient Syrian City, Fighting Has Stopped But Rebuilding Is Scarce - NPR
WEBJan 8, 2017 · Architect Marwa al-Sabouni walks through the Old City of Homs in central Syria. It was one of the cities where the Syrian uprising began in 2011, and the opposition once controlled much of...
Syria's City of Homs, Shattered by War - The Atlantic
WEBMay 14, 2014 · Syrian forces took full control of Homs last week, a city once vibrant with pro-democracy crowds but now associated with images of ruin that epitomize the brutality of Syria's civil war.
A look inside the city of Homs, central battlefield of Syria’s war
WEBApr 2, 2014 · We turn now to Syria, where three years of civil war have left more than 140,000 people dead. The city of Homs was once seen as the capital of the revolution. Now it's mostly controlled by...
Homs: Bloody winter in Syria’s revolution capital - CNN
WEBDec 16, 2011 · The ancient city of Homs is now a warzone as President Bashar al-Assad’s army strikes fiercely at the heart of Syria’s 11-month-old anti-government uprising.
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