Syrian forces bombarded the city of Homs early on Monday, killing 60 people in a wave of attacks across several districts, An activist said forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were using multiple rocket launchers in the attack. Arab satellite television stations broadcast live footage from Homs where explosions could be heard and smoke could be seen rising from some buildings. Activists said more than 200 people were killed on Friday night when tanks and artillery blasted a neighborhood of Homs, a turbulent city that has become a centre of resistance to Assad's rule. A top member of the National Syrian Council said that a top Iranian military official, Kassam Salimani, commander of the Quds Force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard special forces unit is actively aiding the regime and has taken up a spot in the war room which manages army maneuvers against opposition forces in suppressing popular unrest throughout the country.