Rebels Take 2 Towns North of Homs as Syrian Insurgency Grows in Strength

Insurgents took Rastan and Talbiseh early on Friday morning as thousands have begun to flee Syria’s third largest city.
Rebels Take 2 Towns North of Homs as Syrian Insurgency Grows in Strength
Abandoned Syrian army armored vehicles sit on a road as opposition insurgents control the outskirts of Hama, Syria, on Dec. 3, 2024. AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed
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Rebel groups in Syria entered Rastan and Talbiseh, two towns just north of the nation’s third city of Homs, early on Friday, two local media outlets reported.

The insurgency’s progression into the towns came one day after anti-Assad forces captured the city of Hama, Syria’s fourth largest, following the Syrian army’s decision to withdraw, it said to avoid bloodshed and spare civilian lives.

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