Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Alawite fortress and Sunni wasteland in Syria's Homs

 

Residents flee their homes after a shelling in Houla(This story is based on the observations of a visitor to Syria, known to Reuters. His identity has been withheld for safety reasons) BEIRUT (Reuters) - The view from the rooftops makes the balance of power clear. In some neighborhoods, cars and people scurry about. In others, only the scarred shells of empty homes remain. After months of fierce military assaults and rebel ambushes in Homs, the centre of Syria's 15-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad has effectively become two cities. ...

Alawite fortress and Sunni wasteland in Syria's Homs
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:10:00 GMT

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