(Boom) Explosions in every different direction (Boom from behind) this was the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday. President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched a major offensive on the rebel stronghold, according to this video posted to a social media website whose content Reuters cannot indepedently verify.<br/> <br />Activists say jets and tanks pounded the area. The ground and air attacks are part of the military's plan to secure a supply route between the capital and cities along the Mediterranean. There were no immediate details on casualties<br/> <br />The renewed focus on Homs follows steady military gains by Assad's forces in towns close to the Lebanese border.
