Beirut – Activists say Syrian government troops are pounding a central town with artillery and gunfire, killing at least 15 people.
The Local Coordination Committees, which help organize and document the country's protests, said the deaths occurred in the town of Rastan Thursday. With the latest deaths, at least 58 people have been killed in the town in the past three days.
The army has been conducting military operations in Rastan and nearby towns in the central province of Homs since Saturday.
Since mid-March, when protests swept Syria inspired by uprisings across the Arab World, the regime has killed more than 1100 people, according to human rights groups. There were no reports of protests Thursday in Rastan.
