Syrian security forces eased their week-long bombardment of the central city of Homs on Sunday, February 12, 2012, (Read more at [ Ссылка ] ) and let a few families leave opposition districts while thousands of protesters crowded the streets overnight, activists said. Heavy shelling in Homs has killed hundreds this week as an 11-month uprising rages nationwide against minority Alawite Shi'ite President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
