Syria forces renew Homs assault, kill 35, say activists
Syrians gather in Deraa June 9, 2012, at the funeral of people whom protesters say were killed by forces loyal to President Assad. Seventeen people, including 10 women, were killed overnight by shelling in the southern Syrian town of Deraa, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted 15 months ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. — Reuters picAMMAN, June 10 — At least 35 people were killed in Syrian army bombardment over the past 24 hours in a renewed assault to regain control of the rural province of Homs, the epicentre of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists said today.
The bombardment targeted opposition strongholds in the city of Homs and the nearby towns of Qusair, Talbiseh and Rastan, where Free Syrian Army rebels have been escalating attacks on army patrols, roadblocks and missile batteries, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and other opposition campaigners said. — Reuters
