UPSOUND ROCKET BEING FIRED<br/> <br />This amateur video, which could not be independently verified, reportedly shows anti-government forces launching an attack on Monday.<br/> <br />The escalating battle here in Homs follows President Bashar al-Assad's decision to target the nation's commercial hub of Aleppo, where fighting and street warfare remains fierce.<br/> <br />UPSOT STATE TV<br/> <br />In Damascus, Syrian state tv reports the government had raided numerous "terrorist strongholds" across the capital, killing and arresting an unknown number of people.<br/> <br />The report says authorities had also found tunnels under homes in the Old City storing weapons and ammunition.<br/> <br />UPSOT REFUGEES<br/> <br />Caught in the crossfire are terrified Syrian civilians now seeking shelter in neighbouring Turkey.<br/> <br />Activists believe that more than 18,000 people have died in Syria since the uprising against Assad's government began in March 2011.
