DTN News - SYRIA UNREST: Homs Being Surrounded By Syrian Military Tanks
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 9, 2012: This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Homs, Syria.
The Syrian army has launched fresh mortar and rocket attacks in the city of Homs, as the government continues a push aimed at crushing rebel forces.
Activists say 95 people have been killed so far on Thursday. Hundreds have reportedly died since last week.
Homs, Syria's third-largest city, has been a leading focus of unrest in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned the "appalling brutality" of the onslaught.
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