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29 Killed in Syria in Latest Blitz on Homs
February 09, 2012

Residents take shelter in Baba Amro near Homs on Wednesday. Syrian forces thrusting into the rebellious city of Homs killed at least 29 people on Thursday alone, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Activists said three families were slain in their homes by militiaman loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. (Reuters Photo) Residents take shelter in Baba Amro near Homs on Wednesday. Syrian forces thrusting into the rebellious city of Homs killed at least 29 people on Thursday alone, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Activists said three families were slain in their homes by militiaman loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. (Reuters Photo)
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Beirut. Syrian forces killed at least 29 people on Thursday in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists and opposition sources said.

They said the bombardments centered on the Baba Amro, Inshaat, Khalidiya, al-Bayyada and Jouret al-Shayyah districts of the city of one million people.

“Twelve of the victims died in shelling that began at dawn on the Baba Amr neighborhood, and one died in Khaldiyeh,” Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP.

“But we expect more victims because two families whose homes were shelled in Baba Amr remain under the rubble,” said the head of the Britain-based group.

Abdel Rahman said that the government assault on the central city, which began on Saturday, has left more than 400 people dead.

Activists and residents have reported hundreds of people killed over the last week in the heaviest assault on the city since an uprising against Assad erupted last March.

The revolt started with street protests, but has become an armed insurgency in many parts of the country. Authorities claim they are fighting foreign backed “terrorists” in Homs.

Ali Hazuri, a doctor in Baba Amr reached by telephone from Beirut, said the shelling had eased overnight, but resumed at daybreak on Thursday.

“The shells are raining down on us and regime forces are using heavy artillery,” he said.

Omar Shaker, an activist in Baba Amr also reached by phone, added that residents of the neighborhood were hiding on the ground floor of buildings as there were no underground shelters.

“When you venture outside, you can see craters every 10 meters,” he said.

Agence France-Presse and Reuters