Syrian rebels captured Homs central prison on Saturday and freed hundreds of prisoners, two rebel sources said.
Another rebel source said fighters had begun to enter deeper into after breaking through army defences from the city's eastern gateway.
Security personnel from the main security headquarters in the Syrian city of Homs were fleeing on motorcycles on Saturday, residents told Reuters.
Men ride a motorcycle past a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian regime forces abandoned on the side of a road in the Hama governorate after anti government forces took control of the area, on Saturday. AFP
People ride a tank in the Syrian southern city of Daraa on Saturday after the collapse of government forces. AFP
An aerial view of the Syrian regime's Political Security Branch on the outskirts of the Hama governorate after anti-government forces took control of the area, on Saturday. AFP
