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| 2012 Dec.30 |
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 Syria troops retake Homs district  Map of Homs Syria| Syrian government forces have pushed rebel forces out of the Deir Baalbeh district of the city of Homs after several days of fierce fighting | |
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| 2012 Jun.17 |
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'Shelling intensifies' in Homs Map of Homs Syria| The central Syrian city of Homs has come under renewed intense bombardment from government forces, activists say | |
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| 2012 Jun.11 |
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Human shields used in Syria raid Map of Homs Syria| An online video purporting to show live images of Homs on Monday showed more than a dozen large explosions in one hour | |
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| 2012 May.25 |
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'At least 50 die' in Homs assault  Map of Homs Syria| At least 50 people, including 13 children, have been killed in Syria's restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a 'massacre' | |
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| 2012 Apr.15 |
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Renewed clashes as UN monitors due Map of Homs Syria| Government helicopters pounded the besieged city from the sky, opposition activists said Sunday, three days after a so-called cease-fire in Syria | |
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| 2012 Mar.7 |
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Syrian city 'devastated' - UN aid chief UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been 'completely devastated'
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| 2012 Mar.7 |
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UN aid chief visits Homs district Map of Homs Syria| UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has made a brief visit to the devastated Baba Amr district of Homs in Syria | |
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| 2012 Mar.6 |
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Syrian deaths as escape route attacked Map of Homs Syria| At least 39 people were killed in Syria, as government forces took aim at citizens across the country. The deaths included 23 people in Homs | |
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| 2012 Mar.5 |
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Syria refugees tell of executions Map of Homs Syria| People fleeing the central Syrian city of Homs have told the BBC that security forces are committing atrocities there | |
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| 2012 Mar.3 |
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New Homs delay for Red Cross aid Map of Homs Syria| The International Red Cross says Syrian authorities have denied it access to the devastated Baba Amr district of Homs for a second day | |
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| 2012 Mar.1 |
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Red Cross to enter Homs district Map of Homs Syria| The Red Cross is due to enter the Baba Amr district of the city of Homs on Friday to deliver food and medical supplies after a month-long siege | |
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| 2012 Mar.1 |
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 2 French journalists safely out of Syria Map of Homs Syria| Two French journalists who had been trapped for days in the besieged Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr have been moved to safety in Lebanon | |
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| 2012 Feb.29 |
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Syria troops 'advancing in Homs' Syrian government troops are advancing on opposition strongholds in the city of Homs, reports say, as diplomats discuss renewed UN action
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| 2012 Feb.27 |
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Opposition: 64 killed at Homs checkpoint At least 144 people were killed Monday across Syria, including 64 who died in a 'horrifying massacre' at a checkpoint in Homs province
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| 2012 Feb.27 |
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Homs rescue bid ends in failure Map of Homs Syria| Red Cross: Fresh attempts to bring two wounded Western journalists to safety from the Syrian city of Homs have failed | |
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| 2012 Feb.26 |
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Violence rages amid voting in Syria Map of Homs Syria| At least 45 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, as voting began on changes to the country's constitution. 21 of the deaths were in Homs | |
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| 2012 Feb.24 |
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Red Cross starts Homs evacuation Map of Homs Syria| The Red Cross has begun moving women, children and the wounded from part of the besieged Syrian city of Homs | |
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| 2012 Feb.23 |
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Hurt reporter asks to leave Syria Map of Homs Syria| The French journalist who was wounded in an attack on the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday has asked to be evacuated from Syria quickly | |
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| 2012 Feb.22 |
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  Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs
| Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news category
Colleagues remembered Colvin. who lost her left eye to shrapnel while covering a conflict in Sri Lanka
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| 2012 Feb.17 |
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Syrian city shelled after UN vote Map of Homs Syria| Syrian troops have resumed heavy shelling of the city of Homs, activists say, a day after the UN General Assembly called for an end to violence | |
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| 2012 Feb.12 |
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Syrian army uses human shields on tanks Map of Homs Syria| Government forces are using detained civilians, placing them on tanks in the besieged city of Homs to prevent the opposition army from fighting back | |
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| 2012 Feb.9 |
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New Homs shelling 'kills dozens' Map of Homs Syria| The Syrian army has launched fresh mortar and rocket attacks in the city, as the government continues a push aimed at crushing rebel forces | |
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| 2012 Feb.8 |
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 Homs suffers 'heaviest' shelling Map of Homs Syria| The Syrian city of Homs has come under renewed bombardment for the fifth day running - the heaviest so far. Tanks are on the streets | |
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| 2012 Feb.6 |
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Syria artillery onslaught on Homs Map of Homs Syria| Heavy artillery fire has been rocking Homs, as Syrian troops step up an assault on the restive city | |
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| 2012 Feb.6 |
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Activist: Rockets rip through Syrian city Map of Homs Syria| Intense blasts echoed through the ravaged Syrian city of Homs on Monday after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths there | |
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| 2012 Feb.3 |
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'Syria killings' as UN nears vote The Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing an Arab League peace plan for Syria, amid reports of more than 200 people killed by shelling
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| 2012 Jan.27 |
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Assault on restive Syrian cities Map of Homs Syria| The Syrian army has launched renewed assaults on the restive central cities of Homs and Hama, killing about 40 people | |
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| 2012 Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest. | |
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| 2012 Jan.3 |
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Pipeline attacked as Syria violence rages Map of Homs Syria| Syrian officials and opposition activists blamed each other for an attack on a gas pipeline near the restive city of Homs | |
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| 2011 Dec.29 |
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Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs Map of Homs Syria| The government snipers prowl the city picking off their victims apparently indiscriminately and at will | |
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| 2011 Dec.28 |
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Arab League monitor viewing child's corpse Map of Homs Syria| An observer steps into a mosque and is shown the tiny 'martyr,' one of thousands of people killed in Syria over the past nine months | |
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| 2011 Dec.27 |
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Homs residents confront Arab League team Map of Homs Syria| Angry protesters have confronted visiting Arab League monitors in Syria's restive city of Homs, demanding international protection | |
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| 2011 Dec.27 |
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Security forces fire on protesters in Homs Map of Homs Syria Security forces assaulted demonstrators in the volatile Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday as Arab League monitors visited
| Angry protesters have confronted visiting Arab League monitors in Syria's restive city of Homs, demanding international protection
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| 2011 Dec.26 |
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Fresh violence 'leaves 23 dead' in Homs Map of Homs Syria| Gunfire and shelling in the volatile city of Homs has claimed 23 lives, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights | |
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| 2011 Dec.25 |
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10 more deaths reported in Syria unrest Map of Homs Syria| On the eve of the planned arrival of Arab League observers, 10 people died and scores were injured in volatile Syria on Sunday | |
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| 2011 Dec.11 |
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'18 killed' in fresh Syria clashes Map of Homs Syria| The government has warned protesters in Homs to stop demonstrations, hand in weapons and surrender by Monday night or face bombardment | |
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| 2011 Dec.9 |
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'Massacre' feared brewing in city of Homs Map of Homs Syria| Syria's leading opposition movement warned Friday of an impending government 'massacre' designed to crush activists in the city of Homs | |
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| 2011 Nov.24 |
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Defectors killed in clashes with Syrian army Map of Homs Syria| Syria has until Friday to agree to let Arab League observers into the country or else face economic sanctions | |
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| 2011 Nov.10 |
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Rights group lists Syria 'abuses' Map of Homs Syria| Human Rights Watch has given details of systematic abuses it says Syrian forces have carried out against civilians in the city of Homs | |
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| 2011 Nov.6 |
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Syria deaths mount despite 'deal' Map of Homs Syria| Security forces in Syria have killed at least 19 protesters during demonstrations against the government, rights groups say | |
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| 2011 Nov.5 |
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Homs military attacks continue Map of Homs Syria| More than 20 people have been killed in renewed attacks by Syrian security forces in the city of Homs, anti-government activists say | |
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| 2011 Nov.3 |
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Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs Map of Homs Syria Tanks mounted with machine-guns have opened fire in the Syrian city of Homs. Syrian troops killed at least 20 civilians
| Authorities in Damascus agreed to an Arab League plan calling on the government to pull the military out of cities
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| 2011 Oct.29 |
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Syrian army 'shell Homs district' Map of Homs Syria| Syrian tanks shelled a historic district in the city of Homs, killing at least three people. 40 people died after Friday protests | |
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| 2011 Oct.17 |
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'Renewed deadly clashes in Homs' Map of Homs Syria| At least 21 people have been killed in renewed clashes. Victims included civilians and polic | |
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| 2011 Sep.27 |
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Beheaded girl becomes symbol of cruelty Map of Homs Syria| Zainab Alhusni, 18, was whisked away by Syrian security forces to coax the surrender of her brother, and ended up beheaded and dismembered | |
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| 2011 Sep.7 |
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Crackdown intensifies on city of Homs Map of Homs Syria| Syrian troops and tanks have intensified a crackdown on the restive central city of Homs, killing at least 14 people | |
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| 2011 Sep.7 |
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Homs under fire as deaths mount Map of Homs Syria| Heavy gunfire killed at least 10 people in the city of Homs as security forces stormed through with tanks during an overnight attack | |
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| 2011 Jul.22 |
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Another round of Friday protests Map of Homs Syria| Perhaps as many as six protesters died in Syria Friday as demonstrators took to the streets across the country | |
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| 2011 Jul.19 |
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Syrian forces shoot at funeral procession Map of Homs Syria| Security forces opened fire Tuesday on an afternoon funeral procession for people slain in the restive city of Homs the day before | |
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| 2011 May.21 |
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Grief, anger in Syria after deadly violence Map of Homs Syria| At least 44 people died in Homs and other cities Friday when Syrian security personnel fired at demonstrators | |
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| 2011 May.14 |
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'New clash' amid Syria talks call Map of Homs Syria| New violence has flared in Syria, with three people reported killed in Talkalakh near the city of Homs | |
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| 2011 May.13 |
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'Six dead' in new Syria protests Map of Homs Syria| At least six people have been killed as thousands attended anti-government protests across Syria after Friday prayers | |
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| 2011 May.8 |
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Syria steps up protest crackdown Map of Homs Syria| Syrian security forces have expanded their crackdown on protests, entering several cities. In Homs there were reports of gunfire and shelling | |
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| 2011 May.8 |
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Syria security forces enter Homs Map of Homs Syria| Syrian security forces have moved into parts of the centre of the nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad | |
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| 2011 May.6 |
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'13 killed' at Syrian protests Map of Homs Syria| Protests have erupted in several Syrian cities despite the deployment of large numbers of troops, witnesses say | |
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| 2011 Apr.18 |
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Syria protesters take over square Map of Homs Syria| Thousands of protesters have occupied the centre of Homs, insisting they won't leave until they bring down the country's leadership | |
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