U.S-backed armed groups fire missiles into Homs

U.S-backed and financed terrorist groups have fired several missiles into Bab Amr district in the restive Syrian city of Homs, Press TV reports.

Heavy clashes have been reported in Homs since early on Monday.

Some reports suggest that the missiles hit a hospital in the Bab Amr district, resulting in casualties. An oil pipeline was also hit by an explosion in the area.

Zionists powers-backed gunmen also attacked a bus carrying a group of workers in Homs, killing one and injuring six others.

According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 17 people have been killed in Homs on Monday.

Government troops have been fighting terrorist groups in Homs for several days.

Homs, one of the main focuses of terrorist groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has witnessed a number of acts of deadly violence since the beginning of the unrest in the country 11 months ago.

Meanwhile, U.S-backed and financed armed groups have killed three Syrian troops and kidnapped several others in the northern city of Idlib.