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CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots man speaking at rally & crowd looking at FSA soldiers standing in group in front of independence flag. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots wounded individual brought into house & placed down on floor. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots FSA rebels sat together in their stronghold smoking cigarettes & shisha. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots FSA soldiers in front of independence flag at rally in Baba Amr. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots young man wounded & being attended to with medical supplies. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots FSA fighters in group at rally in Baba Amr. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: Shows exterior shots Syrian police & UN observers walking with the press & being interviewed, UN observer taking picture of IED in children's playground. on April 27, 2012 in Idlib, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots injured people being treated by people & used medical supplies being put in a box. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots people making makeshift bridge across river. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots medical supplies on the floor & rebel fighters having their injuries fixed. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots FSA rebel holding handgun. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots people waiting in queue for hospital in Baba Amr. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows exterior shots people putting together a bridge from trees over a river. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: Shows exterior shots police loitering in the streets swinging batons & UN observers getting back into their vehicles. on April 27, 2012 in Idlib, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Interior shots rebels sat in a room together in Free Syrian Army stronghold. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots injured man having his wounds treated by people in makeshift hospital. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots man sorting through boxes of blood bags in a freezer. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.

CLEAN: The people of Homs are under siege from Assad's forces. Shows interior shots FSA volunteers being shown weapons including machine gun & grenade. on February 02, 2012 in Homs, Syria.