#syria rebels finalize retreat from #Homs
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The last rebels were leaving the centre of the battleground city of Homs on Thursday, handing a symbolic victory to Syrian President #Bashar_al-Assad ahead of a controversial election. Rebel fighters hit back in the historic heart of Aleppo, blowing up a luxury hotel-turned-army position after tunnelling under the front line which divides the main city of northern Syria. At least 14 soldiers were killed in the explosion and its aftermath, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. read more