Syrian army tanks are seen in Deir al-Zour city March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Handout
The shelling destroyed houses and left an unknown number of casualties in the Arbaeen neighborhood in the northeast of the city, which has been at the forefront of the year-long popular revolt against Assad, they said. Opposition sources added that at least 13 people have been killed in an army bombardment on the city and its countryside in the last two days.
(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom)
