Syria conflict: Assad forces strike Homs


A view of buildings damaged by what activists say was shelling by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the Khalidiya neighbourhood of Homs on Friday

The Khalidiya district of Homs is showing the scars of shelling on Friday and Saturday

Syrian war planes and ground forces have struck at rebel-held districts of the city of Homs, say activists.

Aircraft, tanks and mortar units attacked districts including Khalidiya and Jouret al-Shiya, they said.

Saturday was “one of the most violent days that Homs has witnessed since the beginning of the revolution,” an activist told AP news agency.

The tide of Syria’s civil war has been turning against anti-government rebels in recent week, say correspondents.

Building on their recapture earlier this month of the strategic town of Qusair – near Homs and the Lebanon border – the forces of President Bashar al-Assad have taken villages nearby and launched fresh offensives on Homs, an important centre of rebel resistance.

However, in recent days rebels are also reported to have made gains in fighting in the southern city of Deraa. On Friday rebels claimed to have captured a major army checkpoint from which it controlled one of the main roads into the city centre.

BBC News 



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