The sound of bombs echo as they fall on Damascus.<br/> <br />This video, which cannot be independently verified by Reuters, purports to show an attack by pro-Assad forces.<br/> <br />Syria is preparing for a presidential election, and ballots are now being cast overseas.<br/> <br />In Lebanon, Syrian refugees protest against it -- specifically, President Bashar Al-Assad.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE FROM HOMS, AMINE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I would like to say that those people who went out today are against Bashar al-Assad, and God willing, don't think if a million or two million are with him that our revolution will stop. This will let us continue in the revolution and, Inshallah (God willing) victors."<br/> <br />Opponents have dismissed the election as a farce, and say Assad will likely serve a third seven-year term as president.<br/> <br />Syrian TV released video of Assad meeting with a North Korean delegation in Damascus on Thursday.<br/> <br />They quoted North Korea's Foreign Trade Minister saying that
