Infiltration attempt from Lebanon into Syria foiled

Syrian state media said competent authorities foiled an overnight infiltration attempt by armed groups from Lebanon into Syria, wounding and killing a number of terrorists, as activists said the Syrian troops shelled some restive neighborhoods of central Homs province Saturday.

Gunmen tried to enter Syria near al-Joura area in the outskirts of Homs and clashed with Syrian forces that were able to kill six terrorists and wounding four others.

Another infiltration attempt was also thwarted at Hallat, al- Aziziya and al-Aridha area in the outskirts of Talkalakh area in Homs and wounded a number of them while the rest fled back to Lebanon.

United Nations monitors in Syria were forced to sit back and relax on Sunday after their operations were suspended due to escalating violence in the country.                    

Activists say Syrian troops have intensified their shelling of rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs as living conditions there deteriorate further.                  

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees say the shelling killed at least one person on Sunday.              

Activists say the city's besieged rebel-held areas have been under intense shelling and ground attacks for a week. The Observatory urged the U.N. to intervene and evacuate more than 1,000 Homs families, including women and children. It says their lives are in danger.

REUTERS/AP