Amateur video out of Syria continues to show the bombardment of Homs.<br/> <br />The video, which could not be independently verified by Reuters, comes amid reports that Syrian forces are launching rockets and bombs down on opposition held neighborhoods in Homs.<br/> <br />Activists say more than 80 people have been killed in the attacks including two Western journalists.<br/> <br />The barrages marks an intensification of a nearly three-week offensive to crush resistance in Homs, one of the focal points of a nationwide uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.<br/> <br />Residents fear Assad will subject the city to the same treatment his late inflicted on the rebellious town of Hama 30 years ago, when 10,000 were killed.<br/> <br />More footage shows a funeral service in Idlib.<br/> <br />Analysts say Assad sees himself in a fight for his life. Although some say the support around him is crumbling and the military is tiring, others say he could hang on for many months.<br/> <br />There are also fears the revolt could flare into a religion-based civil war and spread across the volatile Middle East -- considerations that make arming the rebels a tricky proposition.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.
