In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo, Syrian mourners carry the coffin, center, of a man who witnesses say was killed by Syrian government forces shelling, during a funeral procession in the Rastan neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. The Arabic placards held by the mourners from right to left read: “our martyrs are a lighthouse on the road to freedom,” ” our people in Baba Amr, be patient God is with us,” “the hero martyr Hmaza Zakariya Bakour,” ” be patient people of Homs God is with us,” and “to every living conscience in the world, rescue Homs.” (AP Photo)