Amazingworld: Assad Regime Shells Rebel Strongholds In Homs

nce should provide England with a stiff test in tonight's Euro 2012 clash in Donetsk. Here, MEN Sports' Euan Parsons picks out three Les Bleus danger men. Samir Nasri The Manchester City midfielder was left out of France's World Cup squad in 2010 but has been a shining light for Les Bleus since the Laurent Blanc revolution began. England's defenders will have to be at the top of their game to stop Nasri, whose flair and ability to run at defenders will certainly cause problems if he is not contained. The opposition will know what to expect from the Frenchman, who has played in England for the last four years, but his versatility and desire to play attacking football make him a serious threat for England, who will be without some of their key defensive players for their Euro 2012 opener. England's Scott Parker could be the key to keeping Nasri quiet this evening if he can replicate his league form on the international stage. Karim Benzema Benzema has been in fine goalscoring form under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid this season, notching 21 goals in 34 games. He has pace, power and accuracy and will punish any slack defending. The 24-year-old has 45 caps, scoring 15 goals. His impressive performances for both club and country have caught the eye of Manchester United over the past few seasons. Benzema is one of the favourites to win the Golden Boot in Poland and Ukraine. Patrice Evra Since replacing Lilian Thuram as France's left back in 2008, Evra has been a mainstay in the national side. Despite leading the revolt in South Africa two years ago, which led to France's embarrassing early exit, Evra has retained his place in the team under Blanc. United fans will know all about Evra's tendency to bomb forward and cause opposing full backs difficulty as well as his ability to stop wingers in their tracks. Expect to see Evra taking no prisoners in defence as well as linking up with Franck Ribery this evening to terrorise England's defence.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/international/s/1581081_france-v-england-key-opponents

France should provide England with a stiff test in tonight's Euro 2012 clash in Donetsk. Here, MEN Sports' Euan Parsons picks out three Les Bleus danger men. Samir Nasri The Manchester City midfielder was left out of France's World Cup squad in 2010 but has been a shining light for Les Bleus since the Laurent Blanc revolution began. England's defenders will have to be at the top of their game to stop Nasri, whose flair and ability to run at defenders will certainly cause problems if he is not contained. The opposition will know what to expect from the Frenchman, who has played in England for the last four years, but his versatility and desire to play attacking football make him a serious threat for England, who will be without some of their key defensive players for their Euro 2012 opener. England's Scott Parker could be the key to keeping Nasri quiet this evening if he can replicate his league form on the international stage. Karim Benzema Benzema has been in fine goalscoring form under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid this season, notching 21 goals in 34 games. He has pace, power and accuracy and will punish any slack defending. The 24-year-old has 45 caps, scoring 15 goals. His impressive performances for both club and country have caught the eye of Manchester United over the past few seasons. Benzema is one of the favourites to win the Golden Boot in Poland and Ukraine. Patrice Evra Since replacing Lilian Thuram as France's left back in 2008, Evra has been a mainstay in the national side. Despite leading the revolt in South Africa two years ago, which led to France's embarrassing early exit, Evra has retained his place in the team under Blanc. United fans will know all about Evra's tendency to bomb forward and cause opposing full backs difficulty as well as his ability to stop wingers in their tracks. Expect to see Evra taking no prisoners in defence as well as linking up with Franck Ribery this evening to terrorise England's defence.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/international/s/1581081_france-v-england-key-opponents

Here, MEN Sports' Euan Parsons picks out three Les Bleus danger men. Samir Nasri The Manchester City midfielder was left out of France's World Cup squad in 2010 but has been a shining light for Les Bleus since the Laurent Blanc revolution began. England's defenders will have to be at the top of their game to stop Nasri, whose flair and ability to run at defenders will certainly cause problems if he is not contained. The opposition will know what to expect from the Frenchman, who has played in England for the last four years, but his versatility and desire to play attacking football make him a serious threat for England, who will be without some of their key defensive players for their Euro 2012 opener. England's Scott Parker could be the key to keeping Nasri quiet this evening if he can replicate his league form on the international stage. Karim Benzema Benzema has been in fine goalscoring form under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid this season, notching 21 goals in 34 games. He has pace, power and accuracy and will punish any slack defending. The 24-year-old has 45 caps, scoring 15 goals. His impressive performances for both club and country have caught the eye of Manchester United over the past few seasons. Benzema is one of the favourites to win the Golden Boot in Poland and Ukraine. Patrice Evra Since replacing Lilian Thuram as France's left back in 2008, Evra has been a mainstay in the national side. Despite leading the revolt in South Africa two years ago, which led to France's embarrassing early exit, Evra has retained his place in the team under Blanc. United fans will know all about Evra's tendency to bomb forward and cause opposing full backs difficulty as well as his ability to stop wingers in their tracks. Expect to see Evra taking no prisoners in defence as well as linking up with Franck Ribery this evening to terrorise England's defence.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/international/s/1581081_france-v-england-key-opponents

The Syrian regime is directing the majority of attacks at the district of Khalidiya, reports Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall, who is in the city.
Footage appeared to show shelling in the city and although it cannot be independently verified, Marshall said the video "makes sense".

We are entering a sensitive phase. The regime is on its last legs... The multiplying massacres and shellings show that it is struggling.

Abdel Basset Sayda, Syrian National Council

Speaking from Homs, he said could hear what he thought to be mortar rounds exploding about every two minutes, along with occasional gunfire.
"We don't know exactly where that video is from, but that is the type of situation that I'm looking at," he said.
He added that the districts being attacked are "absolute hell".
"The rest of it is tense, difficult and half-empty because people have fled," he said.
"It's clearly a terrible situation for the people living here - especially those who are on the receiving end of these mortar rounds," he added.

There was also violence in the central province of Hama, activists claimed, as regime troops targeted towns and villages with strong anti-regime sentiment.
"Regime forces have entered Shaghoureit and Qastoun villages in Hama," said one activist, who identified himself as Abu Ghazi al Hamwi.
"We are worried about how much violence there might be there right now, because we have heard that regime forces are using residents as human shields."
Violence in the uprising against President Bashar al Assad's regime continues despite the presence of 300 United Nations observers in the country, and a ceasefire drawn up by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, but not implemented.
According to UN figures, soldiers and militias loyal to Assad have killed at least 10,000 people since the fighting began.
The new leader of Syria's main opposition group has called for mass defections from a regime he described as "on its last legs".

At his first news conference since taking over the reins, Syrian National Council's (SNC) Abdel Basset Sayda also reached out to minority groups in Syria, promising them a full say in the country's future.
"We are entering a sensitive phase," he said, "the regime is on its last legs."
"The multiplying massacres and shellings show that it is struggling.
"We call upon all officials in the regime and in the institutions to defect from the regime.
"We would like to reassure all sects and groups, especially Alawites and Christians, that the future of Syria will be for all of us."
The opposition hopes the 55-year old, who is not a member of any political party, will be able to reconcile the SNC's rival factions and will broaden its appeal among Syria's different ethnic and religious groups.

But Marshall said he did not think the appointment would affect the response from the international community to the ongoing situation.
The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) also called for defections, urging officials from Assad's military to jump ship.
"We call on Syrians to launch a general strike leading to mass civil disobedience," Colonel Kassem Saadeddine, from the FSA, said.
He urged officers and men in Syria's regular army "whose hands are not tainted with blood to join the fighters".
The calls follow a warning by Israel's deputy military chief that Syria has the largest chemical weapons stocks in the world - and has missiles and rockets that could reach any point in Israel.
Major General Yair Naveh said that, given the chance, Syria would "treat us the same way it treats its own people".
Israel has been watching the carnage in its neighbouring country with increasing concern.
The two countries have fought major wars in the past, and Syria supports violent anti-Israel groups.

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