AMMAN, (Reuters) – Plain clothes security forces toting Ak-47s deployed in Homs overnight, a witness said yesterday, as the central Syrian city defied a crackdown following the killing of 21 pro-democracy protesters this week.
Residents, expecting more attacks from gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad known as “al-shabbiha”, have organised into unarmed groups to guard neighbourhoods, said the witness, who reached Homs after going through two road blocks manned by security police.
“The atmosphere is tense. Another day of
