PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Amateur video obtained by Reuters shows rebel fighters using anti-aircraft weapons against Syrian government troops bombarding the town of Abzmo.<br/> <br />The bombardment is part of a nation-wide assault by Syrian forces against anti-government rebels.<br/> <br />In New York protesters stage a mock massacre scene outside United Nations headquarters.<br/> <br />They want to see more pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.<br/> <br />Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is warning of impending disaster without international action.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.N SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"The danger of full-scale civil war is imminent and real and with catastrophic consequences for Syria and the region."<br/> <br />But the international war of words about what to do is also still raging.<br/> <br />A truce forged by international envoy Kofi Annan and the Arab League is all but dead.<br/> <br />There's been condemnation of another reported massacre by forces loyal to Assad.<br/> <br />Syria says terrorists are to blame.<br/> <br />China insists there must be no military intervention.<br/> <br />Russia wants to include Iran in a conference to bring Syria's warring factions together.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: VITALY CHURKIN, RUSSIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"We hear complaints about Iran so the way to deal with that is to involve Iran in discussions."<br/> <br />The U.S. says Iran is part of the problem.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N., SUSAN RICE, SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"There is no question that it is actively engaged in supporting the government in perpetrating the violence on the ground."<br/> <br />With the international in-fighting still no nearer a resolution, Syria's conflict rages, the death toll rises daily.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
