Several neighbourhoods have been under siege and heavy bombardment for years Homs, Syria's third-largest city, is also one of its most strategic, serving as a vital hub for energy resources.

The jets bombed army fortifications in the villages of Shinshar and Shamsin south of Homs city in central Syria, the sources said. The military did not immediately comment on Tuesday's strikes ...

An Islamist armed group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham entered the city from the ... in northern Syria has seen them take the strategic cities of Aleppo, Hama and Homs, as government forces melted ...