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Bloodied and Bullet-holed: Rebels Leave Syrian City in Ruins

Syrian rebel fighters officially deserted Homs, the "capital of the revolution," on Thursday, leaving a ruined city epitomizing the Syrian civil war.
A bullet-riddled parking sign stands amid debris in a deserted street leading into the city of Homs, Syria on May 8, as rebel fighters withdrew from the city center.
A bullet-riddled parking sign stands amid debris in a deserted street leading into the city of Homs, Syria on May 8, as rebel fighters withdrew from the city center.YOUSSEF KARWASHAN / AFP - Getty Images