Map: The Economist The mounting chaos in Homs exemplifies the challenge Mr Sharaa faces all over Syria. His government must ensure the safety of all ethnic groups while paying heed to the desire ...

The cities of Homs and Hama, two of Syria's largest by population, were also captured by HTS over the course of the campaign, alongside Idlib, under its control since 2017. To the north ...

Homs (Syria) (AFP) – Once dubbed the capital of the revolution against Bashar al-Assad, Homs saw some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war. Now, displaced people are returning to their ...

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...

Sitting in the back room of her pharmacy, Eva Lati summed up the reasons for her concern for Homs, the city where she lives in central Syria. "Fear is widespread, weapons are everywhere." ...

In more recent times, the area had darker associations. It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family’s rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group ...