Syrian forces kill 30 civilians -- LCC
Date: 10/06/2012      Time: 08:17:00 PM
 
At least 30 people were killed by the regular troops mainly in Homs city, central Syria, on Sunday, said the opposition Local Coordination Committees (LCC). Sixteen civilian fatalities were located in Homs, six in Latakia, three in Aleppo, two in each of Daraa and Idleb, and one in Damascus. The government forces intensified the bombardment of Mare', Andan and Hayyan towns in northern governorate of Aleppo using the artillery and gunships which led to scores of casualties and the demolition of 20 homes. They also shelled the Mar'aret Al-Arteeq-Adnan road to prevent the residents of from fleeing the towns being attacked, according to the LCC statement received here. The government used tanks, artillery, missile batteries and heavy machine guns to attack Al-Khalidia district of Homs. Similar attacks were reported from the southern governorate of Daraa at a time when the UN observers visited Al-Yadoura town in Daraa and the Mediterranean port city of Baniyas to verify the flagrant violations of the ceasefire brokered by Kofi Annan.