President Bashar Assad: Red Crescent

Red Crescent: In the north, government aircraft dropped so-called barrel bombs crude weapons packed with explosives, fuel and scraps of metal on two rebel-held districts of Aleppo, killing at least 11 people, opposition activists said. Syria's civil war: key facts, important players Syria's growing refugee crisis Syria chemical weapons deadlines will be met, Russia says Syrias civil war spawns deadly barrel bombs, other DIY weapons Syria says Red Crescent aid workers wounded in Homs , according to CBC. Forces loyal to Assad have blockaded rebel-held parts of Homs for over a year, causing widespread hunger and suffering. Hundreds of civilians were evacuated Sunday from the besieged city of Homs, braving gunmen spraying bullets and lobbing mortar shells to flee as part of a rare three-day truce to relieve a choking blockade. More than 600 people were evacuated from Homs with the assistance of the Syrian Red Crescent, according to Governor Talal Barrazi. The operation is part of a UN-mediated truce that began Friday between the government of President Bashar Assad and armed rebels to allow thousands of women, children and elderly men to leave opposition-held parts of the city, and to permit the entry of food and supplies. UN workers help with the distribution of humanitarian aid in Homs. Thaer Al Khalidiya/Reuters (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.