Syrian Revolution General Commission\ Media Section\ Midday Summary
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Hama | al-Hamidiya district: Heavy gunfire from heavy weapons continues again in the eastern side of the district, near al-Qusour district where a breach attempt to al-Hamidiy is being carried out.
Hama | Gunfire still continues in most parts of Hama from the Syrian army who are using heavy and light weapons intensively on the besieged neighbourhoods of Bab Qibli, al-Sheikh Anbar, Janoub al-Mal’ab, al-‘Aliliyat, al-Faraya and al-Jarajma. Military reinforcements have arrived from the western side of the city.
Hama | Bab Tarablus district: Syrian security forces are vandalising and robbing the shops in the district and are also setting up a security checkpoint at the top of al-Jala’ street to prevent anyone from entering the area. Vandalising and robbery is also being carried out on the shops in Salah al-Dein trading street. The same also happened to the shops yesterday in al-Mahata district.
Damascus suburb | Jarajeer Village: An invasion along with bombardment is being carried out to Jarajeer village – an area which belongs to al-Qalmoun in Damascus suburb – by the Syria military, where 4 martyrs have fell so far. Security checkpoints are being set up on all the roads in that area while sounds of gunfire and several explosions can be heard.
Damascus suburbs | Rankous: There is a presence of 6 tanks belonging to the Syrian army at the entrance of the town of Rankous while convoys of military vehicles have been witnessed on Halboun way where the eye witness mentioned that the convoy is heading towards Rankous. All entrances from the nearby towns and villages to Rankous have been blocked off and they are: Talfita, Sednayah, M’arat Saidanya, Bidda and Hafir while the Syrian military set up 4 blockades on Jabadeen – ‘Akoubar way, which is east of the town with a presence of 10 tanks on this road. Water, electricity and communications are still cut off from Rankous while the Syria military forces are firing indiscriminately from the heavy vehicles from Makasir Sednayah towards western Rankous near Talfita village causing panic among the people.
Idlib | Ma’arat al-Nu’man: The defection of a number of officers and their forces took place at the security checkpoints of the Syrian army located in the city. These defectors coordinated with one of the Free Syrian Army squads to cover their defection which led to clashes between them and te Syrian army; where heavy weapons was used by the Syrian army.