Insurgents reach gates of Syria’s capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad rule
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A Syrian opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say government forces have withdrawn from much of the central city of Homs.

Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The government was forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country.