Daraya: Local Council of Daraya City
Media Centre – Daily Report
December 8, 2012
Headlines: New attempts to storm the city resisted by the FSA; Shelling and siege persist; four martyrs and a number of injuries; dire humanitarian situation
Assad forces are still desperately seeking to storm Daraya.
Early in the morning, military reinforcements were coming via the southern circular road and Saraya Difaa (Defense Companies) Road in an attempt to storm the city for the 22nd day in a row.
Battles have mainly taken place around the western area, the southern areas, parts of the northern area as well as Abu Salah Square “previously named Al-Bassel Square” and at the New Corniche up to Sharaf hospital.
During the attacks, the barbaric Assad gangs used heavy machineguns and bombed the city using tank.
Daraya Martyrs Battalion, along with other supporting groups, were able to repel the attack showing outstanding bravery. They destroyed and damaged a number of vehicles and inflicted heavy losses in the ranks of the Assad gangs.
Brutal bombardment of the city’s residential areas and civilian houses continued for the 26th day. The southern and western areas were targeted by rocket launchers, heavy artillery and tank shells.
As a result, two were martyred and a number of civilians were injured. Widespread and large-scale destruction was also caused to residential areas, mosques and markets.
Snipers of the Assad gangs stationed around the city shot randomly at civilians including two young men.
Today’s martyrs
- Ziad Alzahr, by shelling
- Hisham Izzat Alnajjar, by a sniper
- Zaher Shamma, by shelling
- Muhammad Albayyadh, by a sniper
*** Humanitarian situation
Power cuts continued for the 30th day in a row. All basic services are also cut off. Those who remain inside Daraya are experiencing an unimaginably difficult humanitarian situation.
As for the displaced people, they are suffering from abysmal living conditions in cold weather due to the lack of living supplies like blankets, clothes and fuel in addition to the lack of food and medical supplies amid deafening silence by human rights and relief organizations.
Assad gangs are located in these areas
• Around Alhikmeh School
• New Corniche up to Sharaf Hospital and the surrounding area
• Around Alsalah Aldimashqiya
• Aldahadeel Road between Hammam Alqishani and Alsalam Mosque
• Around Alothman Mosque
• Around Wahab Mosque
• Four Seasons checkpoint
• Almarwaha checkpoint
• Snipers spread in the vicinity the above areas targeting any moving body.
Links to videos and photos that document part of the situation in Daraya today
Promo: MiG fighters bombing the city of Daraya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmZTrPj5qXU
Darya: extracting a huge shrapnel from an injured person’s eye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTPxE0_q0c
Daraya: heavy shelling of the city using rockets and artillery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHx0OHE174
Darya medical office, surgery in the field hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhl0w2PJjE
Al Jazeera: report on the state of Syrians displaced inside Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIuA0vT0npQ
Helicopters flying above Daraya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbS4O7opAAk
Massive damage as a result of rocket bombardment 12/08/2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ807hBgnCQ
Devastation caused by Assad gangs- HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCb4ACwdB0
Daraya: Widespread destruction in the Shamyat Neighbourhood caused by bombardment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr8KXpq63mM
Daraya Martyrs Battalion - Promo for Martyr Mahmoud Tablo (Abu Odai)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULSVU4n4JE
Photo of Martyr Hisham Alnajjar
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187080084749837&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
Photo of Martyr Zahir Shamma
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187044604753385&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
Image of the martyr - Ziad Alzahr
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187019548089224&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
Media Centre – Daily Report
December 8, 2012
Headlines: New attempts to storm the city resisted by the FSA; Shelling and siege persist; four martyrs and a number of injuries; dire humanitarian situation
Assad forces are still desperately seeking to storm Daraya.
Early in the morning, military reinforcements were coming via the southern circular road and Saraya Difaa (Defense Companies) Road in an attempt to storm the city for the 22nd day in a row.
Battles have mainly taken place around the western area, the southern areas, parts of the northern area as well as Abu Salah Square “previously named Al-Bassel Square” and at the New Corniche up to Sharaf hospital.
During the attacks, the barbaric Assad gangs used heavy machineguns and bombed the city using tank.
Daraya Martyrs Battalion, along with other supporting groups, were able to repel the attack showing outstanding bravery. They destroyed and damaged a number of vehicles and inflicted heavy losses in the ranks of the Assad gangs.
Brutal bombardment of the city’s residential areas and civilian houses continued for the 26th day. The southern and western areas were targeted by rocket launchers, heavy artillery and tank shells.
As a result, two were martyred and a number of civilians were injured. Widespread and large-scale destruction was also caused to residential areas, mosques and markets.
Snipers of the Assad gangs stationed around the city shot randomly at civilians including two young men.
Today’s martyrs
- Ziad Alzahr, by shelling
- Hisham Izzat Alnajjar, by a sniper
- Zaher Shamma, by shelling
- Muhammad Albayyadh, by a sniper
*** Humanitarian situation
Power cuts continued for the 30th day in a row. All basic services are also cut off. Those who remain inside Daraya are experiencing an unimaginably difficult humanitarian situation.
As for the displaced people, they are suffering from abysmal living conditions in cold weather due to the lack of living supplies like blankets, clothes and fuel in addition to the lack of food and medical supplies amid deafening silence by human rights and relief organizations.
Assad gangs are located in these areas
• Around Alhikmeh School
• New Corniche up to Sharaf Hospital and the surrounding area
• Around Alsalah Aldimashqiya
• Aldahadeel Road between Hammam Alqishani and Alsalam Mosque
• Around Alothman Mosque
• Around Wahab Mosque
• Four Seasons checkpoint
• Almarwaha checkpoint
• Snipers spread in the vicinity the above areas targeting any moving body.
Links to videos and photos that document part of the situation in Daraya today
Promo: MiG fighters bombing the city of Daraya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmZTrPj5qXU
Darya: extracting a huge shrapnel from an injured person’s eye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTPxE0_q0c
Daraya: heavy shelling of the city using rockets and artillery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHx0OHE174
Darya medical office, surgery in the field hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhl0w2PJjE
Al Jazeera: report on the state of Syrians displaced inside Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIuA0vT0npQ
Helicopters flying above Daraya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbS4O7opAAk
Massive damage as a result of rocket bombardment 12/08/2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ807hBgnCQ
Devastation caused by Assad gangs- HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCb4ACwdB0
Daraya: Widespread destruction in the Shamyat Neighbourhood caused by bombardment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr8KXpq63mM
Daraya Martyrs Battalion - Promo for Martyr Mahmoud Tablo (Abu Odai)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULSVU4n4JE
Photo of Martyr Hisham Alnajjar
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187080084749837&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
Photo of Martyr Zahir Shamma
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187044604753385&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
Image of the martyr - Ziad Alzahr
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187019548089224&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1