Syria troops retake control of Homs
Craig TaylorSyrian government forces retake control of the Old City of Homs – once a focus of the revolution – after the evacuation of rebel troops. BBC News – Middle East
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Syria rebels evacuated from Homs
Syrian rebels leave the last opposition-held enclaves in Homs, ending three years of resistance in the “capital of the revolution”. BBC News – Middle East
Sisi vows Brotherhood ‘won’t exist’
Egyptian presidential favourite Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed that the banned Muslim Brotherhood group “will not exist”, if he wins. BBC News – Middle East
‘Al-Qaeda deaths’ in Yemen battle
Yemeni security forces kill 37 suspected al-Qaeda militants in an offensive in the country’s south, the defence ministry says. BBC News – Middle East
Gunmen storm Libyan security HQ
Gunmen in the Libyan city of Benghazi have raided a security headquarters, sparking clashes in which at least nine people died, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Syria attack ‘kills 11 children’
At least 18 people including 11 children are killed in two suicide bombings in the Syrian province of Hama, state media has reported. BBC News – Middle East