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Syrian Rebels Facing Defeat in Key City of Homs

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A sustained attack by Syrian government forces has recaptured most of the strategic city of Homs. And the struggling rebels increasingly feel abandoned by the outside world.

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Violence Continues in Homs, Deraa

Amateur video purports to show fresh violence on the streets of the battered Syrian cities of Homs and Deraa.

Red Cross Tries to Distribute Aid to Residents of Homs, Syria

A Red Cross team plans to distribute aid to residents in part of a war-battered neighborhood in the Syrian city of Homs today. This follows days of being kept out by Syrian forces. Joining The Takeaway is Carla Haddad Mardini, spokeswoman for the International Red Cross.

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Syria’s government is allowing the Red Cross into the Baba Amr district of Homs today… for the first time since the weeks-long military bombardment began there.

Syrian Rebels Withdraw from Homs Enclave

In Syria, Red Cross workers enter the besieged enclave of Bab Amr in the city of Homs. International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson Carla Haddad Mardini joins The Takeaway for an update, next.

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What the Retreat from Homs Means

Conflict & Justice

Freelance journalist Stephen Starr has been based in Syria since 2007 and has observed the uprising there since its early stirrings. Lisa Mullins speaks to Starr about the meaning of the loss of Bab Amr.