Syrian authorities kill at least 29 in Homs assault

Syrian forces killed at least 29 people this morning, firing rockets and mortars on five districts in the city of Homs to supress anti-Assad activists, sources said.

According to British-based opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 12 people had been killed earlier in two of the five districts, Baba Amro and another in Khalidiya.

The death toll since the government’s assault on Homs began last week – the heaviest assault since the uprising against Assad began in March – is now in the hundreds according local reports. 

Syrian authorities say they are fighting foreign backed “terrorists” in Homs.

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