Daraya: Local Council of Daraya City
Media Centre – Daily Report
December 26, 2012
Headlines: 40 days of clashes and FSA display outstanding courage; one tank and one armoured vehicle destroyed; one helicopter forced to make emergency landing after being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles; 44 days of shelling, siege and destruction; 5 martyrs and a number of injuries; medical and humanitarian situation deteriorating
40 days have passed since Assad’s forces started their attempt to control Daraya. During these 40 days, the heroes of FSA have shown unparalleled heroism and gave great sacrifices in order to protect the people, the land and the honour. They also destroyed and damaged a large number of tanks and vehicles for the Assad’s gangs and inflicted heavy casualties on them.
Recent Developments
Fierce battles broke out between the FSA and regime forces.
The most atrocious battles were fought along the eastern front up to Old Corniche and the surrounding areas, as well as vicinity of Al-Mazzeh Military Airport and Daraya New Corniche Road.
Daraya Martyrs Battalion was able to repel the attacks. The FSA also destroyed one tank and one armoured-vehicle and inflicted great losses on the Assad gangs.
The FSA also sieged a number of infiltrators who were gathered in one building and stopped food and munitions supplies from reaching them.
Other battles were fought intermittently along the southern front. The FSA forced the Assad gangs to retreat after suffering great losses.
Alongside the battles, artillery, tanks and land-to-land rocket launchers continued to shell the city’s neighbourhoods for a 44th consecutive day with different levels of force. The shelling is part of Assad’s policy to destroy the revolting cities.
As a result of systematic shelling, 5 people were killed.
***Today’s martyrs
1. Alaa Hijazi
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191076804350165&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
2. Imad Alabbar
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191138997677279&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
3. Ali Alsheikh Rajab
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191059387685240&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
4. Muhammad Yahya
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191049714352874&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
5. Hani Alnajjar
Assad’s forces continue to harass the people of Daraya on their checkpoints all over Damascus, Damascus Countryside and any other areas where displaced Darayans live. They conduct daily raids of indiscriminate arrests and they insult anyone who holds an ID card showing Daraya as home address.
*** Medical Situation
The field hospital received today 13 injured people including 7 critical cases, and 6 needing urgent surgical operations. The surgical operations were performed despite the horrible circumstances under which the medical team is working.
The medical team are continuing to treat people injured in past few days. Many previous injuries required medical procedure such as amputation which were performed despite limited resources.
*** Humanitarian situation
The humanitarian situation is increasingly getting worse for the people of Daraya, whether they are still inside or displaced outside the city.
Around 10,000 people have been under siege inside the city for 48 days in a complete power cut and total blocking of medical and food supplies.
More than 200,000 displaced people are still suffering the hard living conditions associated with displacement in several areas in Damascus and Damascus Countryside. Most of them suffer under the cold weather, lack of food, blankets and the basic necessities of life. Many of them live in uninhabitable places. The cold weather and lack of medical supplies causes the spread of winter diseases especially among children.
Assad gangs are located in these areas
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside Alibaa Alarabi School
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes around Alnakkashat area
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes near the Police Station
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes near the Graveyard square
• Along Sahnaya –Jedaideh Road which runs alongside Daraya
• Aldahadeel Road between Hammam Alqishani and Alsalam Mosque
• Around Alothman Mosque
• Around Wahab Mosque
• 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
- Daraya Martyrs Battalion destroy a tank near Al-Mazzeh Airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzsF6L1q_MA
- Daraya Martyrs Battalion repel the Assad’s gangs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_391J8_YE
- Important, Assad’s tanks go crazy under heavy fire from the FSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzY2Kz10FFM
- Important, Massive destruction in Alshamiyat area due to systematic shelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS8WlirwTc4
- Important, civilian homes burning after being targeted by barbaric surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBxmdtjNxmM
- Smoke bellowing after shelling using surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv33KTDVDiI
- Important, rockets used by Assad to shell the city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYq9p2Ojhgs
- Field Hospital, attempts to resuscitate an injured person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA46KHf8oww
- Destruction of homes and residential neighbourhoods by systematic shelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y5owtG6kU
- Member of Media Centre, Amr Abdulhaq, speaking on Orient TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o56cbhzZstc
- Photo Album, massive destruction in Alsakhra street caused by surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191153241009188.15410.178176988973480&type=1
- Photo Album, massive destruction in Alshamiyat street caused by surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191147024343143.15409.178176988973480&type=1
- Photo Album, field hospital in Daraya
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191145414343304.15408.178176988973480&type=1مشاهدة المزيد
Media Centre – Daily Report
December 26, 2012
Headlines: 40 days of clashes and FSA display outstanding courage; one tank and one armoured vehicle destroyed; one helicopter forced to make emergency landing after being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles; 44 days of shelling, siege and destruction; 5 martyrs and a number of injuries; medical and humanitarian situation deteriorating
40 days have passed since Assad’s forces started their attempt to control Daraya. During these 40 days, the heroes of FSA have shown unparalleled heroism and gave great sacrifices in order to protect the people, the land and the honour. They also destroyed and damaged a large number of tanks and vehicles for the Assad’s gangs and inflicted heavy casualties on them.
Recent Developments
Fierce battles broke out between the FSA and regime forces.
The most atrocious battles were fought along the eastern front up to Old Corniche and the surrounding areas, as well as vicinity of Al-Mazzeh Military Airport and Daraya New Corniche Road.
Daraya Martyrs Battalion was able to repel the attacks. The FSA also destroyed one tank and one armoured-vehicle and inflicted great losses on the Assad gangs.
The FSA also sieged a number of infiltrators who were gathered in one building and stopped food and munitions supplies from reaching them.
Other battles were fought intermittently along the southern front. The FSA forced the Assad gangs to retreat after suffering great losses.
Alongside the battles, artillery, tanks and land-to-land rocket launchers continued to shell the city’s neighbourhoods for a 44th consecutive day with different levels of force. The shelling is part of Assad’s policy to destroy the revolting cities.
As a result of systematic shelling, 5 people were killed.
***Today’s martyrs
1. Alaa Hijazi
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191076804350165&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
2. Imad Alabbar
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191138997677279&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
3. Ali Alsheikh Rajab
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191059387685240&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
4. Muhammad Yahya
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191049714352874&set=a.178694942255018.13781.178176988973480&type=1&relevant_count=1
5. Hani Alnajjar
Assad’s forces continue to harass the people of Daraya on their checkpoints all over Damascus, Damascus Countryside and any other areas where displaced Darayans live. They conduct daily raids of indiscriminate arrests and they insult anyone who holds an ID card showing Daraya as home address.
*** Medical Situation
The field hospital received today 13 injured people including 7 critical cases, and 6 needing urgent surgical operations. The surgical operations were performed despite the horrible circumstances under which the medical team is working.
The medical team are continuing to treat people injured in past few days. Many previous injuries required medical procedure such as amputation which were performed despite limited resources.
*** Humanitarian situation
The humanitarian situation is increasingly getting worse for the people of Daraya, whether they are still inside or displaced outside the city.
Around 10,000 people have been under siege inside the city for 48 days in a complete power cut and total blocking of medical and food supplies.
More than 200,000 displaced people are still suffering the hard living conditions associated with displacement in several areas in Damascus and Damascus Countryside. Most of them suffer under the cold weather, lack of food, blankets and the basic necessities of life. Many of them live in uninhabitable places. The cold weather and lack of medical supplies causes the spread of winter diseases especially among children.
Assad gangs are located in these areas
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside Alibaa Alarabi School
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes around Alnakkashat area
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes near the Police Station
• A number of soldiers including a sniper hiding inside homes near the Graveyard square
• Along Sahnaya –Jedaideh Road which runs alongside Daraya
• Aldahadeel Road between Hammam Alqishani and Alsalam Mosque
• Around Alothman Mosque
• Around Wahab Mosque
• 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
- Daraya Martyrs Battalion destroy a tank near Al-Mazzeh Airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzsF6L1q_MA
- Daraya Martyrs Battalion repel the Assad’s gangs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_391J8_YE
- Important, Assad’s tanks go crazy under heavy fire from the FSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzY2Kz10FFM
- Important, Massive destruction in Alshamiyat area due to systematic shelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS8WlirwTc4
- Important, civilian homes burning after being targeted by barbaric surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBxmdtjNxmM
- Smoke bellowing after shelling using surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv33KTDVDiI
- Important, rockets used by Assad to shell the city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYq9p2Ojhgs
- Field Hospital, attempts to resuscitate an injured person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA46KHf8oww
- Destruction of homes and residential neighbourhoods by systematic shelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y5owtG6kU
- Member of Media Centre, Amr Abdulhaq, speaking on Orient TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o56cbhzZstc
- Photo Album, massive destruction in Alsakhra street caused by surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191153241009188.15410.178176988973480&type=1
- Photo Album, massive destruction in Alshamiyat street caused by surface-to-surface missiles
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191147024343143.15409.178176988973480&type=1
- Photo Album, field hospital in Daraya
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191145414343304.15408.178176988973480&type=1مشاهدة المزيد