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11 Dead as Syria Shells Homs

'Clear escalation' since UN pullout, say activists

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 17, 2012 9:01 AM CDT

(Newser) – A day after the UN abandoned its mission in Syria, Bashar al-Assad's troops are turning up the heat in Homs, riddling the city with shelling that activists say has killed at least 11 so far. "Around 85% of Homs is now under shelling... Read full story »

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11 Dead as Syria Shells Homs

'Clear escalation' since UN pullout, say activists

Syria • Bashar al-Assad • Arab protests • Homs • Arab Spring • Syrian uprising • Syria opposition • Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

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