Rebels reportedly enter Homs, as Syrian army redeploys nearby

DAMASCUS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rebel groups entered the central Syrian city of Homs Saturday night as government forces moved to reposition around the city, war monitor and local media reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have taken control of several neighborhoods in Homs.

Police forces in the central prison