Buildings burn in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.<br/> <br />This amateur video posted to a social media website purports to show the aftermath of government attacks on the city.<br/> <br />Activists say the fire in this building was caused by a mortar shell fired by government forces.<br/> <br />And bullets ricochet off this minaret as it comes under automatic weapons fire.<br/> <br />Elsewhere, in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, fires burn on the streets after tanks moved through the area.<br/> <br />Reuters cannot independently verify the content of the videos.<br/> <br />Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stands accused of killing thousands of civilians in a year-long crackdown on anti-government protests.<br/> <br />The U.N. says the civilian death toll now stands at nearly eight thousand - a number denied by Syria's regime.<br/> <br />They instead claim that armed 'terrorist' groups have killed thousands of security forces.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters
