The city of Homs, the third-biggest in Syria, is close to civil war.

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Homs, Syria's third-largest city, has been a leading focus of unrest in the 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

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But the regime's propaganda may be getting closer to reality in Homs, Syria's third city and the revolution's current centre, which has a very mixed population.

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They have showered artillery and rocket fire on Baba Amr and Khaldiyeh, two rebel-held districts of Homs, Syria's third-largest city and the hub of the current uprising.

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