Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens


February 23, 2012 at 9:48a.m.

Syrian forces shell Homs as crisis in city deepens

BEIRUT (AP) — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate today as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, where hundreds have died in a weeks-long siege. About 30 people, including two Western journalists, were killed in shelling on Wednesday — most of them in the rebel-held Baba Amr neighborhood which is the center of the resistance in the city. Homs has been under a fierce government attack for nearly three weeks now.