{"id":202005,"date":"2024-12-06T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syria-update-islamist-rebels-head-towards-homs-seizing-more-territory-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:04:50","slug":"syria-update-islamist-rebels-head-towards-homs-seizing-more-territory-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syria-update-islamist-rebels-head-towards-homs-seizing-more-territory-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria update: Islamist rebels head towards Homs, seizing more territory | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/na87xi5Xl7I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Syria update: Islamist rebels head towards Homs, seizing more territory | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/na87xi5Xl7I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) Islamist rebels in Syria are heading towards the central city of Homs as they seize more territory from government forces. Footage circulating on social media appears to show them advancing towards Homs, which is Syria&#8217;s third largest city. They have already taken the cities of Aleppo and Hama since launching their surprise offensive earlier this week. Capturing Homs would bring them a step closer to seizing the capital Damascus. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 HTS rebels advance towards Homs<br \/>\n00:30 Berivan Resol, Journalist<br \/>\n04:25 Sara Stachelhaus, Middle East expert, Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation<\/p>\n<p>#Syria #Homs #HTS<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) Islamist rebels in Syria are heading towards the central city of Homs as they seize more territory from government forces. Footage circulating on social media appears to show them advancing towards Homs, which is Syria&#8217;s third largest city. 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