Syrian forces attack district in Homs, kill 11-group
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:43 GMT
EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN An army tank is seen on a street in Hama city, in this undated still image taken from amateur video, taken August 7, 2011 and made available to Reuters on August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Social media website via Reuters TV
AMMAN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An armoured Syrian force killed at least 11 civilians in an assault on a main residential district in the city of Homs on Wednesday to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
"Troops and armoured vehicle stormed Bab Amro early evening. The neighbourhood is witnessing a massacre. The number of dead are likely to go up because there are seven out of 25 wounded in critical condition," Observatory director Rami Abdelrahman told Reuters.
Assad's forces deployed in Homs, 165 km (100 miles) north of the capital Damascus, three months ago and occupied the main square, after large protests demanding an end to 41 years of Assad family rule.
Syria has banned independent media from Homs and the rest of Syria, making it difficult to verify events on the ground. (Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom)
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