In Syria, the death toll rises after President Bashaar al-Assad continues his deadly anti-protest campaign. Months after the uprising of anti-government protesters, the Syrian government has shown no regression in its forceful efforts to stop the protests. Homs, a city in western Syria, is where the majority of the fighting is occurring. Pro-government forces are continually “shelling” houses and slaughtering their own people. Along with the shelling of houses, government forces are also firing on makeshift clinics and any other sites that could aid anti-government forces, stated by The Economist. Overwhelming mortar and shelling barrage has made living conditions for civilians dire. There is armed opposition against the government forces, but their guns are inferior to the government military who are armed with heavy artillery. Naturally, this violent behavior gained international attention … Read entire article »