SYRIA: U.N. observers visit the destruction in the former rebel-held district of Baba Amr in Homs

Record ID: 280773

  • Title: SYRIA: U.N. observers visit the destruction in the former rebel-held district of Baba Amr in Homs
  • Date: 4th May 2012
  • Summary: BABA AMR DISTRICT OF HOMS, SYRIA (MAY 3, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS TRAVELLING SHOTS OF U.N. CONVOY TRAVELLING DOWN ROAD, CONVOY PASSING SIGN READING IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH "HOMS" VARIOUS OF CARS DRIVING INTO HOMS AND PASSING CHECK POINT MARKED WITH RED-WHITE-BLACK SYRIAN NATIONAL FLAG VARIOUS OF DESERTED STREETS AND BOMBED OUT BUILDINGS
  • Embargoed: 19th May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country: Syria
  • Topics: Conflict,International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA39WR89P9I57Z4UPJJZKAZI3TZ
  • Story Text: A convoy of U.N. observers travelled from the capital Damascus to the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday (May 3).
    After passing Syrian army checkpoints, the observers visited the heavily damaged district of Baba Amr.
    The former rebel stronghold was heavily shelled by Syrian government forces and seemed almost deserted.
    The head of the monitoring mission, Major General Robert Mood from Norway, told reporters during a trip to Hama on Thursday that observers were having a "calming effect" and that state forces appeared willing to cooperate with the truce.
    The truce brokered by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has led to a small reduction in the daily carnage, mostly in cities were monitors are deployed permanently.
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