Tens of thousands flee in mass exodus as Islamist-led rebels look set to capture a THIRD Syrian city in another hammer blow to Assad – with fears it could spark new European migration surge

Tens of thousands of people have fled Homs as the Syrian city looks set to become the third to be captured by Islamist-led rebels in another blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The rebels, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), yesterday stormed the nearby city of Hama after fierce fighting, and claimed to have seized its prison and released inmates.