A Syrian opposition group gave a report of as many as 126 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad increased his brutal assault against an opposition that desires to end to his regime.

The 5th day of attacks on opposition activists and civilians comes after what U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as a “disastrous” failure over the weekend by the U.N. Security Council to come to an agreement on a resolution condemning the violence in Syria and wants for al-Assad, in power for twelve years, to step down.

The repercussion from the failed U.N. vote is playing out in the streets of the physically assaulted city of Homs — Syria’s 3rd-largest city — which has become a flashpoint in the uprising.

The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition activists network that organizes and documents protests, stated that of the 126 deaths in Syria Thursday, ten were children.

The group stated that 107 of those murdered were in Homs, and the rest took place in other cities around the country.

The president has denied attacking civilians repeatedly, stating that Syrian forces are aiming at armed gangs and foreign terrorists focused on destabilizing the government.

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