(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime has rocked the besieged neighborhood of al-Waer in Homs city by two surface-to surface missiles, killing four people and wounding 15, including 5 women and 7 children, local coordination committees said Sunday.
The missiles attack has accompanied with mortars and machine guns, the committees added.
Despite the U.N.-brokered truce reached last December, the regime has never abide by the ceasefire deal. The last rebel stronghold in Homs has been under severe siege for the last thee months, activists said.
Last week, 5 people were wounded when regime snipers opened fire on a crowd from al-Waer were queuing in front of a bakery.
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The severe siege pushed tens of al-Waer residents to cross regime's checkpoints to buy bread and basic needs from government-held areas, such a risk has been faced by snipers' bullets, local activists said.
The regime officials told the neighborhood's negotiation committee to have al-Waer free of rebel presence otherwise siege and shelling to be continued, sources said.
Also, the regime leaflets called on al-Waer residents to cooperate with the army forces to expel rebels.
Regime has agree to free 300 detainees out of 7350. But the the negotiation committee demanded release of 1500 detainees, Such a demanded that was strongly refused.
The truce stated lift of the siege and prisoners release as 300 hundreds of rebels and families evacuated al-Waer heading the northern countryside of Homs.
Syria's devastating war has killed more than 280,000 people, activists said Thursday in a new toll for the five-year conflict, Reuters reported.
The toll of 282,283 includes 81,436 civilians, among them 14,040 children and 9,106 women, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The missiles attack has accompanied with mortars and machine guns, the committees added.
Despite the U.N.-brokered truce reached last December, the regime has never abide by the ceasefire deal. The last rebel stronghold in Homs has been under severe siege for the last thee months, activists said.
Last week, 5 people were wounded when regime snipers opened fire on a crowd from al-Waer were queuing in front of a bakery.
Related:
The severe siege pushed tens of al-Waer residents to cross regime's checkpoints to buy bread and basic needs from government-held areas, such a risk has been faced by snipers' bullets, local activists said.
The regime officials told the neighborhood's negotiation committee to have al-Waer free of rebel presence otherwise siege and shelling to be continued, sources said.
Also, the regime leaflets called on al-Waer residents to cooperate with the army forces to expel rebels.
Regime has agree to free 300 detainees out of 7350. But the the negotiation committee demanded release of 1500 detainees, Such a demanded that was strongly refused.
The truce stated lift of the siege and prisoners release as 300 hundreds of rebels and families evacuated al-Waer heading the northern countryside of Homs.
Syria's devastating war has killed more than 280,000 people, activists said Thursday in a new toll for the five-year conflict, Reuters reported.
The toll of 282,283 includes 81,436 civilians, among them 14,040 children and 9,106 women, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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