But on Fridays Homs feels like a city under siege. Yellow plastic signs, rocks and dustbins are set up as roadblocks. Gunshots echo around the streets of restless neighbourhoods.

但是一到周五，整个城市就像遭到围攻一样，黄色塑料标志、石头和垃圾桶被堆成路障，枪声回响在发生骚乱的街区。

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In Misrata, which withstood a three-month siege and is the country's third city, similarly sturdy groups have been formed.

在米苏塔拉，这个抵抗了三个月围攻的全国第三大城市，同样地形成了坚定的团队。

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This photo, taken in the winter months of 1942, shows citizens of Leningrad as they dip for water from a broken main, during the nearly 900-day siege of the Russian city by German invaders.

这张照片拍摄于1942年冬天，展现了在德国侵略者对列宁格勒近900天的围攻期间，该市市民在破损的管道中取水的场面。

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There is very little traffic on the road and correspondents say in many ways, Peshawar is starting to feel like a city under siege.

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Activists in Qusayr said the city was under siege Sunday from several directions.

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In other assignments, Chance reported from Mumbai, India, where he covered the 2008 militant attacks on the city and the siege of the landmark Taj Majal Hotel.

CNN: CNN Profiles - Matthew Chance - Senior International Correspondent