lina sinjab is in damascus to give us the latest details. >> in homs, this massacre -- a horrific attack. accusing what they call the government thugs of conducting this massacre. they say that some were burned alive. some were beaten to death. news coming out from homs -- the government is accusing armed gangs of doing this massacre today. >> what will be behind -- if it is the government responsible, why are they attacking women and children? >> it has not been the first time where women and children have been attacked. more than 300 women have been killed since the uprising and more than 400 children were also killed. remember, the uprising -- at first, because of children being arrested in deraa. it is not the first time there have been such violations against women and children. in homs, where the massacre took place today, another massacre took place -- whole families were stopped and killed, according to the opposition, they were killed by the government militias and security forces. >> when it looks as if the state forces are possibly moving to different areas of the country, it