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Homs

American  
[hawms] / hɔms /

noun

  1. a city in W Syria.


Homs British  
/ hɒms, hʊms /

noun

  1. 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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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

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

He trained as an architect in Homs and now researches at the University of Oxford in the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Whilst Merwan besieged Homs, Ḍaḥḥāk returned to Mesopotamia and took Mosul, whence he threatened Nisibis, where Abdallah, the son of Merwan, maintained himself with difficulty.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

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