AFTER a year of increasingly murderous violence, Syria is hovering on the brink of outright civil war with the majority Sunni population coming under attack from government forces in the beleaguered city of Homs.
As heavy artillery shells continue to rain down on this largely industrial city, it is clear this is no ordinary bombardment aimed at quelling a rebellion, the version favoured by the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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