PLEASE NOTE THE MATERIAL IN THIS EDIT WAS OBTAINED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES AND CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY REUTERS.<br/> <br />Chaos in the aftermath of an attack in the Syrian province of Homs.<br/> <br />The footage, which cannot be independently verified by Reuters, is said to show people surrounding the body of a civilian in the town of al Houla on Tuesday (January 15).<br/> <br />Amid the panic, an explosion close by.<br/> <br />In a second video from the same area, an attempt to comfort the young victims of Syria's war.<br/> <br />State media says the Syrian military has stepped up attacks against rebel positions in the cities of Homs, Idlib and Hama.<br/> <br />On Wednesday (January 16) in another area of Homs, the aftermath of an apparent airstrike in the streets of Rastan.<br/> <br />Opposition fighters say government shelling has devastated areas of the country in a war with no end in sight.<br/> <br />Rebels are still fighting to uproot President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces are heavily equipped with warplanes and ballistic missiles.<br/> <br />The U.N. says the conflict has so far claimed more than 60,000 lives.
