Anti-regime groups reach Syria’s Homs city centre

Anti-regime armed groups advancing in Syria’s strategically important province of Homs, the gateway to the capital Damascus, reach the inner parts of the city center in Homs, Syria on December 06, 2024. [İzettin Kasım – Anadolu Agency]

Advancing in the strategically important Homs province, a key gateway to the Syrian capital Damascus, anti-regime armed groups have reached the city centre, local sources said today.

The armed groups, led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), which took control of Hama city centre after clashes with Syrian regime forces since 27 November, continue to make progress in Homs.

Having seized control of Rastan and Talbiseh district centres, the groups entered the western Vaer neighbourhood of Homs, advancing further into the city.

Clashes between the Syrian regime forces and anti-regime groups first erupted on 27 November in the western countryside of Aleppo.

By 30 November, the anti-regime forces had taken control of most of Aleppo city centre and established dominance across Idlib province.

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