Saturday, March 31, 2012

In Pictures: Syria's Old Homs in ruins



Constant shelling by government forces and clashes with rebels destroyed homes and ancient mosques and churches.

Al-Jazeera

(8 photos)

"The old neighbourhoods of Homs, located in the centre of the city, have been under attack by government forces for weeks now.

The troops of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been attempting to regain control of opposition-held areas there, and have so far managed to consolidate control over several neighbourhoods.

Constant shelling by government forces and clashes with rebels at the edges of these neighbourhoods have left most of Old Homs in ruins.

The area contains the city’s oldest mosques and churches and was one of the few districts in Homs that retained its older look.

Scores have reportedly been killed in these neighbourhoods and hundreds of families displaced."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anti-Government forces were involved in the distrustion of Homs and the Christian community of Homs

Anonymous said...

Anti-Government forces were involved in the distrustion of Homs and the Christian community of Homs

Anonymous said...

Anti-Government forces were involved in the distrustion of Homs and the Christian community of Homs

Unknown said...

Please end your propoganda about the Syrian Army. The Diocese of Homs blames the FSA and not the government for what has occurred. Christians inhabit the central older districts of Homs city and in general they did not want to be drawn into the conflict. As I understand it the FSA overtook these districts to the upset of the Christian community and used these central positions within the city of attack government forces thus inciting a response from the army whose return of heavy fire caused damage to the Church structures alongside the up close damage done by the FSA its self.