Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters as Observers Visit Homs
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Syrian forces fired on protesters in Homs as Arab League observers visited the central city that has suffered the most casualties since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March, activists said.
The crackdown, which has claimed more than 2,000 lives in Homs, continued as the Arab League reiterated calls for the government to protect civilians, withdraw troops from urban areas and release political prisoners, Mahmoud Merei, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights said by phone from Syria today. A car carrying Arab League monitors was shot at in Homs, Al-Jazeera reported.