Syrian mortar attack kills at least 19

A mortar attack has killed at least 19 people in the central Syrian city of Homs.

site that was targeted by rocket-propelled grenades, in Homs, Syria

A mortar attack has killed at least 19 people in the central Syrian city of Homs. (AAP)

A mortar attack has killed at least 19 people in the central Syrian city of Homs.

The official SANA news agency said late on Sunday mortar rounds slammed into the pro-government Ghouta and Karm al-Shami neighbourhoods of Homs.

It blamed "terrorists" for the attack, employing the term the government uses to describe those trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian rebels often lob mortar rounds into pro-government neighbourhoods of cities and towns, while the president's forces indiscriminately strike rebel-held areas with artillery, air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles.

Syria's civil war has killed more than 120,000 since the crisis began in March 2011.


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