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The battle for Homs – in pictures

Homs destruction: A soldier loyal to the regime forces stands in front of the damaged Khaled
A soldier loyal to the Assad regime stands in front of the damaged Khaled Ibn al-Walid mosque. Syrian government forces captured the 13th-century mosque on Saturday Photograph: Sam Skaine/AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: A Syrian government forces tank rolls in the Khalidiyah district, July 29,
A Syrian government tank rolls in the al-Khalidiya district Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: Destroyed buildings on a deserted street in the besieged city
Destroyed buildings on a deserted street in the besieged city Photograph: Yazan Homsy/Reuters
Homs destruction: Syrian government forces patrol in the Khalidiyah neighbourhood. Government
Syrian government forces patrol in the al-Khalidiya neighbourhood Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: Syrian army soldiers patrol in a street of Khalidiah
Syrian army soldiers patrol in al-Khalidiya Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media
Homs destruction: An aerial view of destruction in the al-Khalidiya neighbourhood
An aerial view of destruction in the al-Khalidiya neighbourhood Photograph: Shaam News Network/AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: The damaged Khalid bin al Walid mosque in Homs
Destroyed buildings surround the Khalid Ibn al-Walid mosque Photograph: Shaam News Network/Reuters
Homs destruction: A Syrian carries personal belongings on his motorbike in Khalidiyah
A Syrian carries personal belongings on his motorbike in al-Khalidiya Photograph: Sam Skaine/AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: People search for survivors at a site hit by a missile attack from the Syri
People search for survivors at a site hit by a missile attack Photograph: Yazan Homsy/Reuters
Homs destruction: Syrian army soldiers patrol in the street of Khalidiyah July 30. The Syria
Syrian army soldiers patrol in the streets of al-Khalidiya Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media
Homs destruction: A Chinese journalist works in a steet of the al-Khalidiya district
A Chinese journalist works in a street in al-Khalidiya Photograph: Zhang Naijie/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Homs destruction: Damaged buildings in the Khalidiyah area of Homs
Damaged buildings in the al-Khalidiya district Photograph: Sam Skaine/AFP/Getty Images
Homs destruction: Smoke rises near Khalid bin al Walid Mosque in the Khalidiyah district of H
Smoke rises near the Khalid Ibn al-Walid mosque Photograph: Shaam News Network/Reuters
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