Re: PFTF Feb 16 2012
Oil pipeline blown up in rebel city of Homs on 13th day of bombardment as Syrian forces storm central district of Damascus

An explosion hit a major oil pipeline in a rebel-held district of Homs this morning as the Syrian government's bombardment of the city entered its 13th day.

Elite forces backed by armoured personnel carriers also stormed part of Damascus today, firing machine guns in the air, in the closest deployment of troops to the centre of the capital in the 11-month uprising.
Meanwhile, troops launched a new offensive on the city of Hama, firing on residential neighbourhoods from armoured vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns.

The escalation of the conflict comes as France's foreign minister announced it had started negotiating a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria with Russia and wanted to discuss creating 'humanitarian corridors' in the country.

China, which along with Russia vetoed a resolution earlier this month, was quick to warn that mistakes by the UN Security Council could worsen the bloodshed.

The leader of a global Islamic group also stressed that the international community must rule out military intervention as a solution to the crisis.

In Washington, a State Department official said the U.S. and its allies were closely monitoring Syria's stockpiles of chemical arms and portable anti-aircraft missiles amid concerns they could fall into the hands of militant groups.

The attack on the oil pipeline, near a large Sunni Muslim district, sent thick, black smoke billowing into the sky for several hours after the blast.
The Local Co-ordination Committees and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Homs pipeline was in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Baba Amro, which has been shelled by (LCC) regime troops for the past 12 days.
It was not clear what caused the explosion.

The authorities have accused 'terrorist saboteurs' of hitting the pipeline while opposition activists said the military, which began firing shells, mortar rounds and rockets into Baba Amro on February 3, has been hitting it by mistake.





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