'Terrorists Blow Up Oil Pipeline' in Syria

Terrorists have blown up an oil pipeline in eastern Syria, according to the state news agency.

The alleged incident comes after the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) renewed its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in the country.

"We call anew on the UN Security Council to act with all urgency to intervene militarily to bring an end to the crimes committed by the bloody regime against the unarmed Syrian people," the SNC said in a statement.

The group claims government forces entered the Bayyada neighbourhood of Homs and attacked local residents.

It said "streets and houses were full of the bodies of martyrs and the destruction terrifying."

Troops have lauched repeated assaults on the city since the beginning of the year in a bid to retake rebel-held districts. Read More