This Is Syria's Third Largest City

 'Considered the capital of Syria's revolution after being one of the first places to hold large demonstrations in March 2011, Homs is now an urban graveyard.

 Here are a few photos from throughout the war that show how a blockade and merciless bombardment from Assad's warplanes pounded Homs into submission.'

 'Homs is our land, we don't want any other, we sacrifice everything for it. By God, it's very difficult for us to leave, God willing we will return here victoriously. For Homs is ours, every stone here testifies to that.'
[http://freehalab.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/and-when-i-leave-homs/]