http://vanillabluescafe.blogspot.com/ Deraa targeted as Syria crackdown intensifies

As violence in Syria intensifies the conflict there is looking increasingly like a civil war. Among the latest videos to emerge from the country are images apparently showing rebels firing on government forces in Homs.

In recent weeks the army has stepped up its campaign against the opposition, reportedly shelling urban areas held by the insurgents.

The UN says almost 5,500 people have been killed in the year-long uprising. It is not clear how many have died in this latest upsurge.