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| Syria crisis: Army steps up shelling in Homs | |
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| Heavy artillery fire has been rocking Homs, as Syrian troops continue an assault on the restive city. | Heavy artillery fire has been rocking Homs, as Syrian troops continue an assault on the restive city. |
| A BBC correspondent there says sustained attacks resumed early on Monday, with mortar shells falling every 30 seconds at times. | A BBC correspondent there says sustained attacks resumed early on Monday, with mortar shells falling every 30 seconds at times. |
| The rebels say the fire is aimed at a clinic run by anti-government forces. | The rebels say the fire is aimed at a clinic run by anti-government forces. |
| Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been angered by Russia and China's decision to veto a UN resolution criticising Damascus. | |
| The BBC's Paul Wood, who managed to get into Homs, says shelling resumed there at 06:00 (04:00 GMT). | The BBC's Paul Wood, who managed to get into Homs, says shelling resumed there at 06:00 (04:00 GMT). |
| Some rebels fighters are firing automatic weapons in return, in what our correspondent calls a futile gesture. | Some rebels fighters are firing automatic weapons in return, in what our correspondent calls a futile gesture. |
| He says it is impossible to verify claims that a field clinic is being targeted by government forces. | He says it is impossible to verify claims that a field clinic is being targeted by government forces. |
| The facility is treating dozens of people wounded in previous assaults on Homs. | The facility is treating dozens of people wounded in previous assaults on Homs. |
| Some activists say this is the heaviest shelling seen in the city since the start of the uprising. | |
| An anti-government campaigner told the BBC the government was also using helicopters and tanks in the assault. | |
| Fifteen people killed are said to have been killed so far on Monday. | |
| Our correspondent says the dead are being buried at night for fear of snipers taking aim at mourners. | Our correspondent says the dead are being buried at night for fear of snipers taking aim at mourners. |
| At least 28 civilians were killed by security forces across Syria on Sunday, mainly in Homs, according to the London-based campaign group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | At least 28 civilians were killed by security forces across Syria on Sunday, mainly in Homs, according to the London-based campaign group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. |
| 'Travesty' | 'Travesty' |
| Some residents fear Saturday's veto by China and Russia of the UN draft resolution condemning the crackdown will encourage the government to act without restraint. | Some residents fear Saturday's veto by China and Russia of the UN draft resolution condemning the crackdown will encourage the government to act without restraint. |
| The Syrian National Council, the biggest opposition group, said Russia and China were "responsible for the escalating acts of killing", calling the veto "an irresponsible step that is tantamount to a licence to kill with impunity". | |
| The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, called the veto a "travesty" and expressed support for the Syrian opposition. | The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, called the veto a "travesty" and expressed support for the Syrian opposition. |
| Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's decision, calling it a Western push for regime change and citing previous campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. | Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing's decision, calling it a Western push for regime change and citing previous campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. |
| Human rights groups and activists say more than 7,000 people have been killed by Syrian security forces since the uprising began last March. | Human rights groups and activists say more than 7,000 people have been killed by Syrian security forces since the uprising began last March. |
| The UN stopped estimating the death toll in Syria after it passed 5,400 in January, saying it was too difficult to confirm. | The UN stopped estimating the death toll in Syria after it passed 5,400 in January, saying it was too difficult to confirm. |
| The government Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says at least 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed fighting "armed gangs and terrorists". | The government Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says at least 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed fighting "armed gangs and terrorists". |
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