(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) At least 15 people were killed by troops across Syria on Saturday, as the army cracked down on rebel strongholds, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
In the central province of Homs, five civilians were killed by gunfire and shelling by regime troops, including two in the rebel stronghold of Qusayr and a third elsewhere in the province.
The others were killed in the Khaldiyeh and Baba Amr districts of Homs city, where the Britain-based watchdog said troops have bombarded several neighbourhoods in an attempt to regain control, according to a report of AFP.
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