clip from article: The occupation of Homs' Baba Amr neighborhood, which became an international symbol of resistance, is an important victory for the Syrian military, though rebels continue to battle government forces in other parts of Homs and elsewhere in the country.
The Security Council statement deploring "the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation" in parts of Syria was especially significant because it was agreed to by Russia and China, which had jointly vetoed earlier draft U.N. resolutions condemning President Bashar Assad's government.
Meanwhile, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that a pair of French journalists who had been trapped in Homs had escaped to neighboring Lebanon.
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