高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年2月10日星期五

Syria violence continues in Homs, Idlib and Zabadani – in pictures


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

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