Syria: Premature Babies Killed in Homs

by NowPublic Staff | February 8, 2012 at 08:51 am

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Shelling Continues in Homs: At Least 18 Babies Killed

Bashar al-Assad's government forces continue shelling the Syrian city of Homs, and the body count is rising. Around 100 people were killed in Homs during the last 24 hours, including infants.

18 premature babies were killed at al-Walid Hospital in the al-Waar neighborhood, when shelling cut off the electricity that powered their incubators.

Meanwhile, government tanks are in the streets, and activists are saying that pro-government militias are murdering families in their homes.

Eyewitness Video: Live from Homs

Syrian citizens have been recording video footage of the shelling, and uploading it to sites such of YouTube and UStream. You can see some of the YouTube footage to the right, and some of the Ustream video footage below.

Be warned, though: it is graphic.