WORLD_ SYRIA_ Syrian army accused of civilian massacre in Homs

Syrian army accused of civilian massacre in Homs

ABC NEWS
Updated 1 hour 59 minutes ago


A Syrian army assault has reportedly killed more than 100 civilians, including women and children, in farmland on the outskirts of the central city of Homs.


The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is opposed to the regime of president Bashar al-Assad, says the attack took place on Tuesday in the impoverished district of Basatin al-Hasawiya.

"The Syrian regime carried out a new massacre on Tuesday claiming 106 victims, including women and children," it said.

The group says some of the victims were burned in their homes and others were either shot or stabbed during the assault.

The observatory says the area where the massacre happened has become a refuge for around 1,000 people who fled fighting in Homs.

Meanwhile the pro-government Al-Watan newspaper reported that troops had gained ground against "gunmen" around Homs, referring to rebels fighting the regime.

The claim was denied by militants on the ground.

Homs saw some of the biggest anti-Assad protests at the start of the revolt and heavy bombardment levelled whole neighbourhoods and killed thousands of people as the army attacked rebels who moved into the city.

In May 2011, it was the scene of the killing of 108 people, including nine children and 34 women, in the town of Houla, which UN monitors blamed on the army and pro-Assad militia.

Syria's conflict began as a peaceful protest movement in March 2011 and has since become a full-scale civil war.

The United Nations estimates more than 60,000 people have been killed since the conflict began, although it warns the real figure might be much higher.

AFP/Reuters

Topics:unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, syrian-arab-republic

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