Syrian Forces Kill 5 in Homs, Mass in Daraa Flashpoint
Syria's security forces opened fire on Monday during a raid on political dissidents in the town of Houla in central Homs province, a flashpoint in the months-long anti-regime uprising, activists said.
"Five residents, including a woman, were shot dead on Monday by security forces, who have been conducting a sweep in Houla since Sunday," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement.
A 26-year-old man died of his wounds on Monday after being among a group of people whom security forces shot at the night before in the town of Irbin, near Damascus, the activist group said earlier.
Elsewhere, security forces also fired at hundreds of demonstrators in the towns of Qusayr and Talbisseh, in central Homs province, said the activist group.
The forces conducted a campaign of arrests in Aleppo, the country's second-largest city, eastern Deir Ezzor and the coastal cities of Latakia and Banias, it added.
Security forces also massed on Monday in the flashpoint province of Daraa, where demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime first erupted six months ago, activists said.
"More than 30 buses carrying members of the security forces on Sunday night entered Dael (village), where they have since arrested 45 people," said the Syrian Observatory.
The massive deployment came after protests were held across Syria on Sunday, said the Britain-based Observatory.
Source: Agence France Presse
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