Inside Syria's Death Zone

A checkpoint run by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) at Baba Amr, a poor district in the southwestern part of Homs, Syria's third-largest city: It is the first liberated zone in central Syria. Within these three square kilometers, everything is different. It is a topography of terror and, for many, a beacon of hope. Der Spiegel

Inside Syria's Death Zone: Assad's Regime Hunts People in Homs -- Spiegel Online

The regime in Damascus is using snipers to hunt down its own people. Rebels on the ground in besieged Homs, the site of some of the most extreme brutality, say the international community is hesitating to help Syrians out of fear that it will trigger a civil war. But the threat is merely propaganda from ruler Bashar Assad, they claim.

When the haze dissipates in the late afternoon light, and when the last unfortunate souls hurry across the open space, running in a zigzag pattern, hunting season begins on Cairo Street. There is random shooting all day long at this spot, but from this moment on the shooting becomes targeted. A few people make it to the other side on this day, but one does not. He screams and falls to the ground as he is hit. He was carrying a loaf of bread, something that was no longer available on his side of Cairo Street.

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My Comment: After 10 months of unrest and killings .... the Syrian opposition now have their "liberated" zone.