(CNN) Reports of airborne attacks rise in Syria; U.N. official says nation now in a civil war

Regime forces pummeled Syrian cities from both the ground and sky Wednesday, opposition activists said, a day after the United States accused Russia of sending attack helicopters to Syria.

The Homs province city of Rastan came under fresh attack from planes and rocket-propelled grenades, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria said. At least two people were killed in Homs province Wednesday, the group said.

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2 comments on “(CNN) Reports of airborne attacks rise in Syria; U.N. official says nation now in a civil war

  1. Scatcatpdx says:

    Another fine U.N success.
    sarcasm intended.

  2. MichaelA says:

    Not much point in criticising the UN. Western countries have the muscle; either they are prepared to use it or they are not.

    In Libya they were, and the slaughter has stopped. In Syria they are not, and the slaughter continues.