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UNBELIEVABLE: Homs - The Untold Story

Syria: journey through a country in ruins

Just over a decade ago, at the height of Russia’s bombing campagn in Syria in 2015, an old friend who had spent much of his career teaching in the Middle East sent me two photographs of the city of Homs, which had taken a particularly heavy bombardment at the hands…

The Conversation

Anti-Christian murder in Syria? No indication he was killed because of his faith

A Christian man by the name of Nader Boulos Tannous was murdered in Homs, Syria on August 15, 2026. After his death, Israel, Greece and Cyprus were quick to denounce what they called an anti-Christian act. Several days later however, authorities in Homs said the suspect had admitted killing Tannous…

France 24

Concerts of pro-Assad singers cancelled after protests in Syria

The concerts of several musicians accused of supporting former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have been cancelled this summer in towns across Syria. People in the city of Homs tore down posters announcing performances by singers Mohamad Iskandar and Hossam Jneed, denouncing their previous links with the regime. One of the…

France 24

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My Memory Is Full of Ghosts review – deeply moving visual hymn for the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs

Anas Zawahri’s documentary lays heart-wrenching testimony over languorous shots of bullet-ridden ruins and deserted streets

The Guardian - UK

Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home to perform for first time in 13 years

‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could ever return to Syria,’ says the musician who fled his country in 2012

The Independent UK

The women in Syria defying violence – and Trump’s aid cuts – to protect their families

ON THE GROUND: As global aid is slashed by Donald Trump, essential services for women in Syria are closing – with devastating consequences at a pivotal moment for the war-scarred country. Jessie Williams visits women who are finding ways to resist

The Independent UK

British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria

The strikes occurred Saturday evening on an underground facility in the mountains just north of the historic town of Palmyra in Homs province.

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Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing

Hundreds of mourners have gathered outside a mosque in Homs, Syria, after a bombing killed eight people and wounded 18

The Independent UK

Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded

Authorities in Syria say that a bombing at a mosque in the city of Homs killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others

The Independent UK

Explosion at Alawite mosque in Homs during Friday prayers kills eight

An explosion at an Alawite mosque in Syria's third-largest city also injured 18 as authorities investigate the attack following a recent spike in violence.

Euronews

A year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violence

While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the state

The Guardian - UK

Sectarian tensions flare in Syria's Homs after the killing of a Bedouin couple

The killing of a Bedouin couple in Syria’s Homs province has triggered renewed sectarian tensions

The Independent UK

Man who stabbed Syrian refugee after he brushed past girlfriend guilty of murder

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, who fled Homs after being injured in a bombing, had been living in Huddersfield only for a couple of weeks when he was killed

Evening Standard

Syria condemns attacks by Israeli warplanes on cities of Homs and Latakia

Latest Israeli attacks are a continuation of Israel’s ‘aggressive escalations’, says Syrian Foreign Ministry.

Al Jazeera

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Assad arrest warrant marks end of 'vile impunity', says wounded journalist

French journalist Edith Bouvier has welcomed arrest warrants issued by Paris for Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad and six of his senior officials, more than a decade after a bombing in Homs killed two of her colleagues and left her badly injured.

Al Jazeera

Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild

Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad.

The Independent UK

Boy killed in Huddersfield stabbing named as refugee injured in Syria bombing

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim fled war-torn Homs to live with his uncle and dreamed of becoming a doctor

Al Jazeera

Israel launches air attacks on Syria’s Damascus and Hama

In latest wave of attacks, Israel strikes Damascus’s Barzeh neighbourhood and ‘military capabilities’ in Hama and Homs.

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The Guardian - UK

A road trip through the new Syria

In cities along the M5 highway just after the fall of Assad, many expressed relief – along with wariness about the future

International Business Times

France Probes 2012 Reporters' Deaths In Syria As Crime Against Humanity

The French judiciary is investigating the 2012 deaths of reporters in Syria as a possible crime against humanity, anti-terror prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘We live in constant fear’: Alawites in Syria’s Homs terrified of reprisals

Diverse city has grown tense since fall of Assad regime, as security forces target groups loyal to the former dictator

The Guardian - UK

‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years

For 50 years Taha Tadmori had a window to the surveillance complex of the Assad regime. As Syria starts a new chapter, he recalls the horrors he witnessed and the family he lost

International Business Times

Syria Announces End Of Homs Security Sweep: State Media

Syrian state media said a five-day security operation in Homs city ended Monday, with a war monitor reporting hundreds of arrests in sweeps mostly targeting neighbourhoods of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Syria's new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad's loyalists

Syria’s new security forces have deployed in tanks in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have refused to surrender their weapons