Syria, Homs and Assad

AP PHOTOS: Syria's new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad's loyalists
Syria's new security forces deployed in tanks on Thursday in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad who have refused to surrender their weapons.
Syria's new security forces search homes looking for Assad loyalists with 100 detained
The armed fighters with the Islamist group that led Assad's ouster and now controls much of Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, conducted searches in alleyways and entered homes.
Syrian security forces search for pro-Assad militants in Homs, state media say
SANA news agency cites a military official saying rebels who ousted longtime President Bashar al-Assad had set up centers in Homs for soldiers and militants to turn in their arms in process carried ou
Syria's Military Operations Command launches security sweep in Homs city
Syria's Military Operations Command, which overthrew the country's former Baath regime, has launched a “security operation” in central Homs province, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Thursday.
Syria Forces Launch Security Sweep In Homs City: State Media
Syrian security forces are conducting a security sweep in the city of Homs, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying targets include protest organisers from the Alawite minority of the former president.
Syria: Security sweep in Homs city, residents asked not to step out
The targets were reportedly "war criminals and those involved in crimes but also "hidden ammunition and weapons".
Syria forces launch security sweep in Homs city
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces are conducting an operation in Homs city, state media reported on Thursday, with a monitor saying it targeted
Syrian security forces search for militants who refuse to turn in their weapons
Forces were looking for militants affiliated with ousted President Bashar Assad, according to state media. (AP video by Ghaith Alsayed
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Syria: Operations Department completes combing of Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood in Homs after arresting dozens of former regime elements
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