Cease-Fire In Homs Another Defeat For Syria Opposition Forces -- Al Jazeera
A cease-fire was declared in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Friday, with the agreement between government and rebel forces meaning that the country's third-largest city will come under control of forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad, yet another severe blow to rebel chances in the three-year long civil war.
The deal came as two car bombs in Syria's central province of Hama killed 18 people, including 11 children, and wounded 50 others on Friday, state television said.
Friday's cease-fire in the battleground city of Homs will allow hundreds of fighters holed up in its old quarters to evacuate. If the agreement holds up and rebel fighters leave, the capture of the city will be a significant victory for Assad, weeks before presidential elections set for June 3. Assad will seek a third term in office, an election he is all but guaranteed to win, defying opponents who have demanded he step aside to allow a negotiated solution to Syria's three-year conflict.
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More News On The Loss Of The Rebel Held City Of Homs To The Syrian Military
Reports: Ceasefire reached in Syrian city of Homs -- Washington Post/AP
Ceasefire in Syria's Homs to allow rebel withdrawal -- Reuters
Syria truce 'to let rebels withdraw from besieged Homs' -- BBC
Syrian Government, Rebels Agree to Cease Fire in Homs -- WSJ
Deal for Syria rebels to withdraw from Homs bastion -- Global Post/AFP
Syrian forces poised to recapture Homs after truce agreed with rebels -- The Guardian
Homs Ceasefire: Assad Regime and Rebels End Syria's Longest Battle -- IBTimes
The Homs Ceasefire Is a Symbolic Blow to Syria's Rebels -- John Beck, Vice
What does Homs cease-fire mean for Syrian regime? -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor
WNU Editor: The above video is a BBC documentary from last year on the siege of Homs.
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