Loyal forces to Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 70 Syrian rebels as they sought to break a regime siege on part of Homs, in central Syria, local activists said on Thursday.
Prominent dissident Omar Edelbi said that more than 70 rebel of the embattled city of Homs had been killed as they attempted to end an army siege that has lasted more than a year.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP, "They were killed as they tried to launch an operation to end the siege of Homs; they were ambushed by regime forces near the Khaldiya neighborhood, which is under government control."
Several thousand civilians are reportedly trapped by the siege, which has been imposed on rebel-held areas of Homs's Old City.
In October, activists warned of severe food and energy shortages in the besieged areas and reported that residents were malnourished. (With AFP)
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