Syria: Dozens dead as Homs is shelled
The assault focused on the town of Qusair, near the border with Lebanon, where activists reported at least six people died yesterday.
Three others died in shelling of the town of Talbiseh, north of Homs city, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Hide Ad“The mortars came down on Qusair by the dozens,” said Abu al-Hoda, a Qusair-based activist. He said women and children have been huddled for days in basements of apartment buildings, too fearful to come out.
On Saturday, 29 people died in violence across Homs, according to activists. Syrian forces yesterday unleashed a new round of heavy shelling and sent reinforcements to a mountainous area near the coastal city of Latakia where hundreds of rebels have set up base and which has also been the scene of fierce fighting in recent days.
The fighting between Syrian government troops backed by helicopter gunships and armed groups in the area of Haffa began on Tuesday.