Syrian troops seal off a rebel stronghold in the
city of Homs and launch a
bombardment using tanks, helicopters and artillery as protests against the
regime of President Bashar al-Assad continue across the country
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A Syrian rebel retreats for medical treatment following an exchange of fire in Idlib |
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Syrian rebels evacuate an injured fighter in Idlib |
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An injured Syrian rebel fighter is carried into a hospital in Idlib |
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A house damaged by Syrian government artillery fire in Baba Amr, Homs |
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A wounded man in the Sunni Muslim district of Baba Amr |
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Residents rest in a shelter in Baba Amr |
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Dust and rubble covers furniture and household possessions in a damaged house in Baba Amr |
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A man cries as another lies wounded in a makeshift hospital in Baba Amr |
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Anti-government demonstrators attend the funeral of victims in Marat al-Numan near Idlib |
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A Syrian rebel fighter runs for cover in Idlib |
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Syrian rebel fighters in an alley in Idlib |
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A YouTube image shows a group of young army deserters announcing their enrollment in the Free Syrian Army in Idlib |
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A YouTube video image shows a victim being evacuated from a bombed area in the summer resort of Zabadani, 25 miles west of the Syrian capital, Damascus |
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Another image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows a victim being evacuated from a bombed area in Zabadani |
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A rebel peers through the scope on his weapon in Idlib |
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A rebel in Idlib |
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Mourners carry a body during a funeral for a child and rebel fighters killed during fighting in Idlib |
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Rebels evacuate an injured fellow rebel in Idlib |
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A picture released by Local Co-ordination Committees in Syria allegedly shows an army tank being transported on the Northern Road of Tal Abyadh |