EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: -- REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE<br/> <br />Shells continue to rain down on cities across Syria, according to amateur video released on a social media website.<br/> <br />In the eastern city of Rastan... Video that cannot be independently verified by Reuters captures heavy shelling on residential buildings.<br/> <br />This amid reports that the opposition plans to meet with officials from the United States, Russia and the U.N. in Germany this weekend.<br/> <br />Meanwhile, the rebellion inches closer to President Bashar al-Assad headquarters in Damascus.<br/> <br />In the suburbs of the capital city, black smoke rises from a building in the distance. A voice is heard saying "Shelling of the city continues. Oh God!"<br/> <br />Human rights groups say the 22-month conflict in Syria has claimed more than 60-thousand lives.
