National Coalition accuse Assad of changing demographic in Homs

 National Coalition accused the Assad regime by targeting the state institutions in the city of Homs, particularly the Land Registry building in Homs.

 The coalition considered In a statement, that such actions came alongside with regime's attempts to change the demographic nature of the city.

 The coalition called on all citizens in Syria in general and Homs in particular to retain copies of real estate documents and contract documents and other official papers, with the need to stay in constant contact with the local councils of the provinces.

Assad's forces launched a major offensive in the last two days against rebels in Homs, a centre of the two-year-old uprising, in their latest drive to secure an axis connecting Damascus to the Mediterranean.

Activists said jets and mortars had pounded rebel-held areas of the city that have been under siege by Assad's troops for a year, and soldiers fought battles with rebel fighters in several districts. .Reuters reported

The National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces urged the International community for an urgent act in Homs.

The main stream opposition body in Syria called also on fighters of the Free Syrian Army to "close ranks in the face of Assad's recent brutal attacks on Homs".

"Syria is in danger of disintegration as Assad's forces supported by Iran, Russia and Hezbollah militias launch a fierce offensive on the city of Homs," it said in a statement.

"The National Coalition calls on battalions of the Free Syrian Army to come to the aid of Homs with all means possible.

"We also emphasize the need for immediate effective and decisive actions by 'Friends of Syria' including through establishing a no-fly zone and carrying out military strikes against Assad's basic military bases."

Najati Tayyara, prominent dissident figure set off alarm bells, saying people of the besieged city fear the chemical weapons, according to Eqtsad newspapers.

 "For the second day the regime jet fighters destroying Homs, killing civilians under green light from the sleeping world,'' activists said.

Analyst to Zaman Alwasl said that regime wants fiercely getting back Homs ants neighborhoods under his control, before Qusayr and Tal Kalakh, Homs now the main target of Assad's forces which backed by Hezbollah militia.

 The Britain-based Observatory described as "unprecedented" the all-out shelling concentrated on the neighbourhoods of Khaldiyeh, Bab Hud, Hamidiyeh and Bustan al-Diwan.

 Regime forces were using mortar shells, rockets, tank shells and heavy artillery in the assault, said the monitoring group, which relies on a network of sources on the ground for its reports.

 Homs, the third largest-city in the country, was one of the first to join the revolt against The Assad regime more than two years ago. 

The 27-month-long conflict has claimed more than 100,000 lives, the Observatory announced Wednesday. Meanwhile, Assad’s forces, backed by militants from the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, have made creeping gains in recent months.

Editing by Mohamed Hamdan