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June 11, 2012

Syrian Forces Attack Homs; Monitors Reach Site of Massacre 
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Syrian government forces have launched new attacks in several parts of
Homs province in one of its largest offensives in recent weeks. Syrian
activists say at least 35 people were killed in bombings in the city of
Homs as well as nearby towns. The attacks come days after UN monitors
were able to reach the village of al-Qubair in central Hama province in
the aftermath of a massacre of up to 80 civilians. Syrian forces had
previously blocked the monitors from visiting the site, fueling
allegations the regime was trying to hide evidence of the killings. A
member of the UN team said the observers had come across human remains.

Sausan Ghosheh: "What we saw most [prominently] were two homes —
one was damaged mainly from the rockets and BMBs and other
calibers–small and large calibers bullets. We found a variety of
different kinds of bullets there. The other was burnt [buildings] with
bodies inside the bodies. You can smell the burn of dead bodies. You
coan also see body parts in and around the village."

According to UN figures, government-backed forces in Syria have killed
more than 10,000 people during the more than year-long uprising against
the Assad regime.

 

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