Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad are seen at al Khaldia neighbourhood in Homs city on July 27. 2013. Photo by Reuters
Syrian Government Forces Take Control Of Homs Neighborhood In Blow To Rebels -- Washington Post
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces seized control of a key neighborhood of Homs on Monday, activists and state media said, delivering a blow to besieged opposition fighters in the city once dubbed “the capital of the revolution.”
Rebels had retreated from 95 percent of the neighborhood of Khaldiyeh by midday Monday after a morning air raid that was followed by bombardment with surface-to-surface missiles and mortars, activists said. Syrian state television went further and said government forces had “restored security and stability” to the area.
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