- Insurgents reach gates of Syria’s capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule The Associated Press
- Syrian army quits Homs, cutting Assad off from coast Reuters
- Syrian rebels say Homs completely captured The Times of Israel
- Syrian opposition says forces have ‘fully liberated’ key city of Homs Al Jazeera English
- Damascus expected to fall, U.S. officials say, as insurgents surround Syrian capital CBS News