President Assad walked around Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs in this video. He promises to make it “better than it was previously” and demands a timeline for the completion of repair work. Al-Jazeera reports that his motorcade was sniped at during the trip. The Syrian military is carrying out “mopping up” operations in the A’zaz, [...]
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UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos visited Homs on Wednesday, and described a city that had been “completely devastated.” Her arrival in the besieged city and brief visit to the neighborhood of Baba Amr bore fresh witness to the sca... Read Post
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has toured a former rebel stronghold devastated by his forces as Damascus accepted a UN-backed deal to end the bloody conflict. Mr Assad was shown around the Baba Amr district of Homs, which was besi... Read Post