. >> with theitsisi near by, people here feel it's unlikely they will be attacked by the syrian army they say they need better care. >> where is the national coalition or counsel? they are not living up to their responsibilities inside syria. what are they doing for displaced families and children who's homes are destroyed? areas of safety are hard to find. cities and villages have been bombarded every day. some of the worst violence on sunday happened in homs where dozens of people were killed. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, in just the past week, the syrian military carried out more than 530 airstrikes and barrel bomb attacks. government forces in that may be making full use of the aerial advantage to defeat the rebels but on the ground, it's the civilians who are getting killed. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour, voting in brazil's tightly contested presidential run-off gets underway. it's the ends of an era in afghanistan as british troops pull out after 13 years. and serena storms to victory to end her season at the top o