Syrian civilians are fleeing the city of Homs as rebel forces march within a few miles of its parameter — a strategic point to capture in their campaign against Damascus. Thousands of residents ...

Yesterday’s offensive, the second on a road to Damascus in less than a month, came as the Iraqi government demanded that Syria block insurgents from crossing the border. Iraq also asked the U.N.

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``Damascus was like a green emerald in the middle of the golden sands of the desert,'' recalls Bashir Zouhdi, a 73-year-old art historian, painter, poet, author and head of the city's National Museum.