Syrian Forces Kill 29 in Homs, Including 3 Children

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Three children and their father were among at least 30 civilians killed on Sunday as Syrian security forces pressed on with an almost nine-month clampdown on dissent, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

In the flashpoint city of Homs, "a man and three children aged 11, 14 and 16 were killed at dawn in the al-Waer district when the Shabiha (pro-regime militia) opened fire on their cars," said the Observatory.

Twenty-nine of those killed Sunday died in the flashpoint central province of Homs which has been at the forefront of the regime's crackdown on dissidents, the Britain-based watchdog said.

"The number of martyrs in the province of Homs today rose to 29 people killed by the army, security forces and the shabiha," the Observatory said, adding that Homs has been "besieged" by Syrian forces for more than two months.

The rights watchdog, in statements received by Agence France Presse, also said "a chauffeur was killed when his mini-bus came under gunfire from a checkpoint north of Maarat Numan" in the northwestern province of Idlib.

Twenty-three people were killed in Syria on Saturday, including 11 civilians, the Observatory said, a day after the U.N. Human Rights Council condemned the Damascus regime's "gross violations" of human rights.

Seven pro-regime soldiers and security service agents were among those killed, as well as five rebel troops.

The Arab League, which has slapped unprecedented sanctions on member state Syria, was on Sunday awaiting its response to a deadline to allow in observers to monitor the country's unrest.

According to the United Nations, more than 4,000 people have been killed since anti-regime protests broke out in mid-March and tens of thousands arrested. At least 12,400 people are also reported to have fled abroad.

Comments 7
Default-user-icon Nizar (Guest) 04 December 2011, 13:58

why we have to believe somebody based in Nicosia or wherever they are, if today there was an announcement by the Homs News network that armed gangs stormed the house of this poor man and killed him and his 2 sons and daughter. His wife was able to escape and ask for help to save her other two sons, that were badly wounded. I think this is amazing that we have to believe people that kill these poor unaware of anything in order to make news and to blame so called SHABIHA!!! this new invention in the vocabulary of news agencies, while they never report how many of their bastard militants were chased off, killed or arrested.

Default-user-icon Nizar (Guest) 04 December 2011, 13:58

why we have to believe somebody based in Nicosia or wherever they are, if today there was an announcement by the Homs News network that armed gangs stormed the house of this poor man and killed him and his 2 sons and daughter. His wife was able to escape and ask for help to save her other two sons, that were badly wounded. I think this is amazing that we have to believe people that kill these poor unaware of anything in order to make news and to blame so called SHABIHA!!! this new invention in the vocabulary of news agencies, while they never report how many of their bastard militants were chased off, killed or arrested.

Default-user-icon John from Koura (Guest) 04 December 2011, 18:34

The blood thirsty American imperialists were killing civilians daily at checkpoints in Iraq. Naharnet rarely ever mentioned it.

Thumb shab 04 December 2011, 19:05

They were all terrorists

Thumb arzz 05 December 2011, 03:54

oooh am I supposed to feel sorry for salafis and muslim brotherhood martyring their kids and babies for the sake of taking power. Those guys used to send their kids to get hit by cars so they can get paid 25K. Well I guess that maybe their gulf arab supporters are providing that 25K per martyred child these days.

Thumb thepatriot 05 December 2011, 09:45

@Nizar
Who are you man? Some kind of Nobel Prize Winner??
You want trustful Information, but you forget that your good friend Assad forbids International press, observers, NGO to step foot on Syrian soil! Your post is a joke!

@ John
Bravo...So if the US makes some crap, it is ok for Assad to murder, torture assasinate, jail, and kill children...Congrats!

@arzz
You're supposed to feel sorry for a children that dies regardless of his religion, color, or nationality...!

Thumb thepatriot 05 December 2011, 14:55

@sweat
Your sarcasm is misplaced. Get a life!