Sources: BBC
After capturing the town of Talbiseh and the city of Al-Rastan, rebel forces capture several more towns and villages in the northern countryside of Homs Governorate, Syria, reaching the town of Al-Dar al-Kabirah and approaching the outskirts of Homs. 2024-12-6
Rebels in Homs and the Syrian government agree to a local ceasefire that is to include the withdrawal of opposition fighters from the al-Waer neighborhood, the only area of the heavily damaged city still under rebel control. The evacuation is expected to start Wednesday. Residents are hoping to return in the next few days. 2015-12-8
Syrian rebels attack a militia checkpoint in Homs, killing 5 from the NDF militia but 6 civilians nearby as well. 2013-08-17
Dozens of women and children are killed in a massacre by the Syrian army in the town of Houla, Homs province, Syria during the ongoing Syrian uprising. 2012-05-25
Refugees fleeing Homs in Syria accuse security forces of committing atrocities there. 2012-03-5
The Syrian Army launches a ground offensive in Homs, as water and food supplies run out for local residents. 2012-02-29
Two Western journalists are killed in the Syrian city of Homs, American Marie Colvin working for the "Sunday Times" and French photographer Remi Ochlik. 2012-02-22
A French journalist is killed, along with eight others, by a mortar in the Syrian city of Homs. 2012-01-11
Syrian activists and residents claim that the Syrian military have shot dead eight people, including six civilians, north of the city of Homs. 2011-09-19
Thousands of anti-government protesters occupy and start a sit-in at Al-Saa Square in Homs, the third largest city in Syria. 2011-04-19