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Siege of Northern Homs
2010s siege by the Syrian government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The siege of Northern Homs was a siege lasting six years, by the Syrian government in the northern part of the Homs Governorate during the Syrian civil war, as a result of the rebel capture of Rastan and surrounding areas in 2012,[20] the rebel-held pocket in northern Homs was fully taken by the Syrian government in 2018 after clearing opposition held areas around the capital.[21]
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Houla Operations Room (From 2015)
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