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By KRL @ 2012-02-29 08:00:57

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Homs, Syrian Arab Republic (SY)

Section on the southwest portion of Homs that is beseiged by Syrian Army forces against it's own civilians.

Links below show video and photos of the carnage. Expect future imagery to show a pile of ruble and unrecognizalbe sections of the city.

There isn't a category in VG to best describe these events.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/meast/syria-wounded/index.html

Links: www.cbc.ca

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@ 2012-02-29 12:18:41

Add Helicopter Gunships to the list of siege weapons. Several video links at the bottom of this story also.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

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@ 2012-03-07 10:09:03

Reuters has posted a Digitalglobe handout image of Homs. It's the first image in this link. Other photos show conditions inside Homs.

http://in.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=INRTR2LL8W#a=1

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@ 2012-03-08 07:42:09

Link to Digitalglobe website showing sample image (first in line) showing large diesel pipeline fire near Homs. Occured last week:

http://www.digitalglobe.com/

KRL

@ 2016-02-04 08:53:39

Drone view of Homs in early 2016:
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/drone-footage-reveals-the-endless-rubble-that-was-once-homs-syrias-third-largest-city

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