Syrian opposition says Hama hit by rockets / UN still has only 15 monitors on the ground [View all]

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In Hama they said 50 people died when the army fired rockets into a building complex. Only 16 deaths have been confirmed, and the government claims the building was an opposition weapons factory that blew up.

Whoever is right it is clear that two weeks into the ceasefire the violence has only eased, not stopped.

The UN is angry at the pace its observers are being allowed in, and wants more personnel on the ground, and quicker.

In Douma vanguard elements of the UN mission yesterday saw heavy armour and fighting still in the town, but the observers are still too thin on the ground to monitor everything. Of 300 UN staff assigned to Syria, only 15 are in place for the moment.

http://www.euronews.com/2012/04/26/syrian-opposition-says-hama-hit-by-rockets/

The UN investigates what happened in Hama once they get enough people on the ground. They will probably be able to determine whether it was a bomb factory blowing up or the result of a rocket or missile attack.

Hard to believe that they still only have 15 monitors on the ground in Syria.