Assad regime in peril as insurgents near Syria's capital: What to know

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Juliann Ventura Syrian rebels on Saturday battled government forces in an effort to take control of the crucial city of Homs as they advanced toward the country's capital, Damascus -- moves that catapulted President Bashar al-Assad's nearly 30 years of power into peril, Reuters reported. The insurgents' appearance on the outskirts of Damascus was the first since…