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Assad wife faces EU sanctions

EU ministers have agreed fresh sanctions on the Syrian leadership, including on president Bashar al-Assad's British-born wife Asma.

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Homs resident: we are praying for our lives

A resident of the Syrian town of Homs has told ITV News that the town has come under heavy shelling again today:

Today has been particularly bad...There has been very heavy shelling in my area today...13 shells fell near our building. We have been praying for our lives and fear our building is going to be hit. I am here with my family and we are considering moving to the lower ground to escape the shells because we are on the top floor...We are afraid to move, however, because snipers are stationed everywhere.

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