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Syrian Forces Resume Homs Shelling - ABC News

New York TimesSyrian Forces Resume Homs ShellingABC NewsActivists say Syrian forces have resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in Homs a day after attacks on the area killed about 30 people including two Western journalists. The activists say intense barrages Thursday hit residential districts in the ...Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's HomsReutersShelling Resumes in Homs Despite Calls for CeasefireNew York Timesall 4,552 news articles »

Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionSyrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepensAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy ZEINA KARAM AP BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, where hundreds have died in a ...

Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens - WRAL.com

WRAL.comSyrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepensWRAL.comBy ZEINA KARAM, AP BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, where hundreds have died in a ...and more »

Syria forces roll into Homs following lengthy siege, opposition says - Haaretz

HaaretzSyria forces roll into Homs following lengthy siege, opposition saysHaaretzBy Reuters Tags: Syria Bashar Assad Arab Spring Armored forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad moved into the rebel district of Baba Amro in Homs on Thursday after 20 days of sustained bombardment, opposition sources said.and more »

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepen - Reuters India

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepenReuters IndiaThat was when the landlord said it was time for Khaled's Sunni Muslim family to leave the mainly Alawite district of Karam al-Louz in Homs, a city where communal ties have been ripped apart after 11 months of revolt against Syrian President Bashar ...and more »

World alarmed over Homs bombing - Arab News

BBC NewsWorld alarmed over Homs bombingArab NewsBy REUTERS AMMAN: Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces, trying to hammer the city of Homs into submission, on Wednesday killed 19 more people including two Western journalists in an onslaught that has caused an international outcry for intervention ...Dozens die in Syria as Homs is shelledPhiladelphia InquirerActivists: Scores dead as Syria launches military assault on villagesmsnbc.comSyria steps up Homs bombardmentBBC NewsChristian Science Monitor -Kansas City Star -TriValley Centralall 5,260 news articles »

Homs divided and drained of residents - The Daily Star

The Daily StarHoms divided and drained of residentsThe Daily StarThe 25-year-old is one of three men in this cramped recovery ward to have escaped the besieged Syrian city of Homs in the last four days. Shot by a sniper after attempting to reach another injured protester in the rebel-held Bab Sabaa neighborhood, ...Syrian forces retake Zabadani as rebels withdraw, refugees sayKansas City StarRefugees From Syria on Edge in LebanonNew York TimesAid to Syria cannot be hostage to Assad's approvalThe NationalTIME (blog)all 34 news articles »

Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens - KTAR.com

Moneycontrol.comSyrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepensKTAR.com23, 2012, flames rise from a house from Syrian government shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria. A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday as Syrian ...Reporters killed in Syria as Assad forces bomb rebel strongholdVancouver SunSyria: Trapped Journalists Killed In Homs BombardmentEurasia ReviewTrapped journalists killed in Homs bombardmentIFEXTheChronicleHerald.ca -NTDTV -Kuwait News Agencyall 18 news articles »

Jumblatt attacks West for inaction over Homs barrage - The Daily Star

The Daily StarJumblatt attacks West for inaction over Homs barrageThe Daily StarBEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt has criticized the West for doing little in the face of the Syrian army's nearly three-week-old offensive on Homs. “The Russian veto at the Security Council was ominous ... because it gave the ...Jumblat Slams Russian Veto on Syria, Hints West Wants Assad to Destroy HomsNaharnetJumblatt joins anti-Syrian regime protest in BeirutNOW LEBANONall 15 news articles »

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepen - Chicago Tribune

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepenChicago TribuneThat was when the landlord said it was time for Khaled's Sunni Muslim family to leave the mainly Alawite district of Karam al-Louz in Homs, a city where communal ties have been ripped apart after 11 months of revolt against Syrian President Bashar ...and more »

Syria pounds Homs; Russia backs cease-fire

HOMS, Syria, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Syrian forces struck Homs for a 20th day Thursday as regime ally Russia backed a call for an emergency cease-fire a day after more than 80 people were killed.

Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded opposition Sunni Muslim districts in the city of Homs for the 20th day on Thursday, activists said, despite international outrage over the reported killing of more than 80 people on Wednesday. Rockets, artillery and mortar rounds rained on the districts of Inshaat and Baba Amro, where Free Syrian Army rebels appear to ...

Homs reporters' deaths condemned

The killings of two Western journalists in Homs among 60 reported deaths across Syria spark further outrage towards the Damascus government.

Syrian army renews Homs shelling

Syrian forces renew shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs, the day after two journalists were killed in the most heavily besieged district.

Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists. The barrages marked an intensification of a nearly three-week offensive to crush resistance in Homs, one of the focal points of a ...

Journalists among dozens killed as bombing continues in Syrian city of Homs

BEIRUT — Syrian forces continued to bombard the city of Homs on Wednesday, as international outrage at the growing death toll increased pressure on the government of President Bashar al-Assad ahead of a meeting of world leaders Friday to discuss the crisis. Read full article >>

Siege of Syrian city of Homs reportedly kills dozens, including two more foreign journalists

Syrian forces continued to bombard the city of Homs on Wednesday, as international outrage at the growing death toll increased pressure on the government of President Bashar Assad ahead of a meeting of world leaders Friday to discuss the crisis.

Homs Residents Seek to Negotiate Cease-Fire After Attack Kills Journalists

Residents of Homs, the Syrian city under siege for almost three weeks, sought to negotiate a cease- fire with the army, according to activists, as two western journalists were reportedly killed by an artillery attack.

Opposition videographer reported killed in Homs

One of the main opposition videographers in Homs was killed on Tuesday as the Syrian city experienced its heaviest day of bombardment, residents and activists told CNN.

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepen

BEIRUT (Reuters) - It started a few months ago with neighbors' suspicious looks, then came the threats. Their car was smashed and their front door was painted over with sectarian slurs. That was when the landlord said it was time for Khaled's Sunni Muslim family to leave the mainly Alawite district of Karam al-Louz in Homs, a city where communal ties have been ripped apart after 11 months of ...