Homs

American

[hawms] / hɔms /

noun

a city in W Syria.

Homs British

/ hɒms, hʊms /

noun

Ancient name: Emesa. Former name: Hims. a city in W Syria, near the Orontes River: important in Roman times as the capital of Phoenicia-Lebanesia. Pop: 915 000 (2005 est)

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Late last month, thousands of people demonstrated on the coast to protest fresh attacks targeting Alawites in Homs and other regions.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

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

He can't forget how they escaped at the height of the battle for Homs.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

When the opposition reached the outskirts of the city of Homs, Hajjo, fearing the main road to Damascus would be cut, pulled the plug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

So John went to the Governo della Tripolitania Stato Maggiore and was given a general permit to make his trips from Tripoli to Homs and Zuara in the Caproni mail plane.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph

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