Homs
Americannoun
noun
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At one time, Luka's own phone number was hard to avoid - in the early days of the Syrian civil war, it had been spray-painted on walls around the central city of Homs.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Novelist Nour Jandali was chosen by Sharaa as a representative for Homs, a bastion of anti-Assad protests.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A Syrian security source told AFP that the US strikes targeted IS cells in Syria's vast Badia desert including in Homs, Deir Ezzor and Raqa provinces, and did not include ground operations.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Yasir al-Nagdali and his mother Siham returned to Homs three years ago.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Under this arrangement Ishbiliyah was assigned to the people of Homs, the ancient Emesa, a Syrian town on the Orontes.
From Southern Spain by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Calvert
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