Cairo, Shawwal 15, 1433, Sep 2, 2012, SPA - Government forces shelled a number of areas in northern Syria on Sunday, part of efforts by the regime to target opposing fighters' strongholds. Troops used planes to hit several homes in Sarja town, in the province of Idlib, and in Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based opposition group was quoted as saying by dpa. --SPA 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1026355