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Syrian Forces Intensify Shelling in Homs
Activists report heavy shelling by government forces on the Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Baba Amr.
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A Syrian army tank in the neighborhood of Erbeen, near Damascus, February 20, 2012. The words on the tank read, "Assad, Syria". (Reuters)
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Houses destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, February 20, 2012. An opposition group says several people have been killed in heavy shelling. (AP/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Damaged shops along an empty street in Homs, February 20, 2012. Syrian government forces unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said. (Reuters)
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A Palestinian student in Gaza City holds a black flag reading "Freedom, Syria" during a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar Assad and his regime, February 21, 2012. (AP)