A 7 storey residential building collapses after getting shelled by the regime army.

[tabatha]

Homs door of the collapse of the two houses destroyed by the shelling Blcaml There are 12 family remember missing them ((1 - mineralogist 2 - Aridi 3 - -4 Alkaada next 5 - Aldomani 6 - Shibli 7 - Zein 8 - Attar 9 - Bakhit 10 - Guendakja 11 - East 12 - cheese)) 01/24/2012

[Enrique]

1. Syria? n/t

[Lawlbringer]

2. Are those names in parenthesis?

I'm not trying to make light, but is cheese a person's name or title? Minerologist lives on the first floor, cheesemaker on the top?

[TreasonousBastard]

4. I assume it's translation problems, But DAMN...

that's horrible what's going on over there.

[tabatha]

5. The original was in Arabic and translated by Chrome.

The translations are not always accurate.

[Lawlbringer]

6. Fair enough.

My last name is Arabic for mustache.

I was just confused at first. What's going on there is absolutely horrendous. Even Russia has all but given up on Syria, and their love for blocking our every effort in the region is immeasurable, so that's how dire the situation is.

[tabatha]

7. Interesting comment on another blog.

The Russian vessel never entered the Harbor of Tartus it waited 10 miles from the Shore to wait for the gold
And than set course to Iskendrun
The Weapons where unloaded and the boat set course to the Black sea
With The gold
Bottom line Putin Stole the Gold from the Syrian People
This Man is just an other thief

[riverwalker]

3. more info

http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/syria-jan-24-2012-1626

Tue, 24 Jan 2012, 16:26 GMT+3 - Syria

The Local Co-ordination Committees activist network said at least 18 people were killed in the central city of Homs when government forces shelled two buildings the neighbourhood of Bab Tadmor.

Speaking to Al Jazeera from, Hadi al-Abdallah said: "The buildings were six-story buildings. Many families remain missing. It is hard to confirm the exact number of those killed."

He added that there is an escalation of violence on the part of security forces, especially in Homs' old neighbourhoods.