Unrest remains in Syria

According to the Montreal Gazette, the city of Homs was hit with shells and mortar bombs by the Syrian army. 42 lives were taken and a hospital was also struck. This was an offensive against President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies. This conflict began almost a year ago.

Rebels from the Free Syrian Army were targeted first, at 6am local time. Every hour, shells and mortar bombs were falling and insurgents could not react except a small arms fire.

A spokesman in the Homs stated that he could not count all the bodies from the streets and the collapsed buildings.

Phone lines, landlines and mobile lines had been cut from 8:30am to 1pm.

It is expected by the Syrian regime that the Western and Arab opponents will respond to this at the defeat at the UN. It is also expected that some countries will assist Mr. Assad.