Opposition and human rights activists say an estimated 700 people have been killed in Homs since rockets and mortars began hitting homes in the city's opposition-dominated districts on 4 February. Tanks and troops entered the protest centre of Baba Amr on 1 March after the rebel Free Syrian Army announced a "tactical withdrawal". Homs has been a focus of anti-government unrest since demonstrations
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