Homs Shelling 11 June 2012 (UNSMIS)

In Homs where increased and intensified fighting is taking place,smoke drift into the sky from buildings and houses hit by shelling. Next the observers traveled to Talbiseh and al-Rastan,north of Homs city. The roads were empty and all shops, garages, health centers were closed. The bridge on the highway between Talbiseh and al-Rastan appeared shelled.
A Syrian opposition flag - with three stars - draped from the bridge as the smoke and fire continued to burn. UN military observers on patrol to these towns noticed helicopters firing.
There was fresh blood on corridors and outside some of the houses.The UN patrol team spoke with both side - Syrian army soldiers and oppositions free Syrian army - to try and ascertain the extent of this increased heavy weapons and attacks.

Copyright UNSMIS 2012

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[xlDeathlxJosey]

God bless and watch over the Syrian people because right now no one else is.

[chris hob]

viva assad stay strong against salafist scumbags and the al queda sponsored revolution helped by western thugs!!!!

[Michal Slahor]

Go Assad!!!!! Fuck those dirty terrorists from Israeli/US/UK/France/SAUDI/Qat­ar. They want Syria's sole but instead they can get a fat Soviet 7.62mm in the face.

[Abdul Gemayyel]

stop watching alex jones, it's a dictatorship

[Nathan Hazlett]

Sarajevo all over again...

[rushin2]

perhaps it's about time to quit calling them "rebels," but call the proper name - "terrorists." They are paid to do so - destruction, murder, chaos.

[M. Alatas]

Assad did have to clean up toxic roach nest ....

[kentosh120]

they look white to me

[Andrew Hur]

Ukip how are there Al queade supported

[Abbas Lilly]

Sad, very sad.

[derek boardman]

I don't understand what all the fuss is about they're only sand niggers