When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, many residents fear going out after dark.

Assad’s fall, at least 64 kidnappings and executions have been recorded in Homs, a major city in central Syria. Most victims are Alawites, the religious minority tied to the Assad family.

More than 1000 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with supporters of the previous regime.

Video posted to social media shows violence in Homs, Syria. Fighters linked to Bashar al-Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces in Homs on March 6.

Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to the country’s Alawite religious minority killed scores of people, marking the most widespread violence since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Homs, SANA-With the coming of the holy month of Ramadan, Homs markets are witnessing active movement by citizens who seek to secure their needs and requirements in light of the availability of all kinds of goods and a noticeable decrease in their prices compared to last year.

TASS/. The authorities have announced a curfew in the Syrian province of Homs amid clashes between the Syrian transitional government’s security forces and supporters of the country’s former ...