People gather around wreckage after two car bombs at Karm al-Louz neighborhood in Homs city, April 9, 2014, in this handout released by Syria's national news agency SANA. Credit: Reuters/SANA/Handout via Reuters
Battle Rages In Homs, Hub of Revolt Against Assad Government -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Deadly battles are raging in Homs, the central Syrian city that was long a hub and a symbol of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, with both soldiers and insurgents saying they have lost many fighters in recent days as the government presses an all-out assault on the last few rebel-held areas in the Old City of Homs.
Insurgents and antigovernment activists reported near-continuous bombardment of the Old City enclaves and the nearby neighborhood of Waer, a sometimes restive area whose population of 100,000 has been doubled by displaced Syrians, including many from the Old City, sheltering there.
State news media and government opponents reported that a car bomb killed numerous people on Friday outside a mosque in an area called March 8 Square near a government checkpoint. Each side blamed the other, giving death tolls ranging from none to more than 30. University students and Palestinian refugees living in the area were reported to be among the dead in the latest of many such bombings.
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Rebels in Syria's Homs go on counteroffensive -- Daily Star/AFP
Syria negotiator says Homs once again a 'theater of death' -- Reuters
Syrian rebels warn of potential Homs massacre as regime troops advance -- The Guardian
U.N. envoy: Homs evacuation deal has collapsed -- Al Jazeera
Homs second largest in number of victims -- Turkish Press
Pictures from Homs, 'capital' of the Syrian rebels -- Haaretz/Reuters
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