Assad's Forces Set to Control Homs

Syrian forces say they will take full control on Thursday over Homs, a city once associated with scenes of joyous pro-democracy crowds but now famed for images of ruin that epitomize the brutality of Syria's civil war.   After holding the Old City of Homs for nearly two years, more than 900 rebel fighters, some limping their way onto busses, made their way out of the “capital of the revolution” in several convoys on Wednesday.   They were driven to rebel-held territory...

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