Ibn al-Walid mosque, completely destroyed: NGO

 Heavy artillery shelling on the city of Homs in Syria had caused a complete destruction of Khalid Ibn Al- Walid shrine, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP.

Khalid Ibn Al- Walid mosque that hold the shrine is located in an area controlled by the armed opposition and FSA, and it has had huge amount of destruction as well as burning some part of it.

Al- Khalidiya area where the mosque is situated, is part of old Homs and it has been under siege for more than a year with almost daily bombarding. 
Activists reported that the shelling has been intensified recently in the area in an attempt from the Regime forces to control it before the middle of Ramadan as it was planned.

The Shrine of Khalid Ibn Walid is one important religious sites for Muslims, and the mosque is famous of its two high minarets and beautiful domes.