Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Friday, May 24, 2013
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|| Documentation ||
Death Toll: 6
Number of arrests: 20
Number of demonstration points: 28
Number of demonstrations fired upon: 3
Instance of gunfire: 27
Number of areas that were shelled: 11
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 7
Number of defections: 4
|| Martyrs ||
• Anas Abdullah al-Abboud / Hama: al-Ghab Plain: al-Hwaiz Village / FSA soldier killed in al-Hamra village
http://goo.gl/nolnc
• Abdullah Salameh / Hama: al-Karameh neighborhood / as a result of an explosion in his house, caused by an object his brother brought in from the street
• Mohammad Yusuf al-Horani / age 27 / Hama: Kafranbooda / fatally shot by regime forces at a battle line in the town
• Ibrahim Khaleef al-Khsheir / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / shot by regime forces while fleeing his village
• Hamadi al-Hamdan / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / shot by regime forces while fleeing his village
• A girl whose name has not yet arrived / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / Hamadi al-Hamdan's daughter, shot by regime forces while fleeing her village
|| Situation in the City and Countryside ||
¤ Hama City:
The suffocating siege of Hama city by regime forces continues. There is no water and electricity in most neighborhoods of the city, as temperatures are rising with the start of summer. Prices continue to rise, especially for food items and other necessities, such as gas and fuel.
Regime forces surrounded most mosques in al-Qusour neighborhood, such as Beshr al-Hafi, Abdulrahman ibn Awf, Talhat al-Khair, Mahmoud al-Shaqfe and al-Rahmeh Mosques. An armored vehicle was roaming around the neighborhood, and the people could not hold a demonstration. There is almost no water in the neighborhood. Regime forces were also seen deployed in Janoob al-Thakaneh, where they raided houses and arbitrarily arrested residents. Sounds of women screaming could be heard throughout the neighborhood.
In al-Karameh neighborhood, a child picked up a piece of shrapnel from the street and brought into his house. It then exploded, killing his brother and injuring his sister.
¤ Hama Countryside:
Eastern Hama Countryside:
Most residents of al-Rahiyeh village have fled the area out of fear of a massacre being committed by shabiha from Alawite villages in the area. In the morning, regime forces resumed their daily artillery and missile attacks on the villages of the area. More than 20 shells struck the villages adjacent to Qasr ibn Wardan and Jub al-Hanta. FSA forces stormed al-Shaikh Hilal village, took a number of shabiha captive, and killed one by the name of Mohammad Salhab. They also attacked the armored vehicle school with a shell, damaging a Gvozdika launcher.
M'aarzaf:
At 2 a.m., regime forces raided M'aarzaf village and arrested a number of people, including:
1. Hussain Ali al-Khleif
2. Basel Mohammad al-Owaid
3. Akram Mohammad al-Owaid
4. Ahmed al-Qastal
5. Mohammad Eleiwi al-Jwayed
6. A refugee from Helfaya
7. Ahmed al-Aboud M'awad al-Saa'ie
8. Eido al-Saa'ie
Aqrab:
Aqrab has been under heavy shelling today, with at least 60 missiles striking the town. The shelling is coming from B'areen hill and al-Hmairi checkpoint, as well as from a checkpoint in Houla.
Northwestern Countryside:
At the regime checkpoint that lies between al-Zlaqeyat and Shalyout, south of al-Latamne and north of Helfaya, there is a car bearing the flag of Jabhat al-Nusra. The vehicle, driven by shabiha, is roaming around agricultural fields and the forces are kidnapping and looting people, then blaming opposition fighters. Today, they seized a refrigerator filled with tomatoes, then called the driver of the vehicle and said "We are from al-Laramne, and we want 200,000 SYP from you." The fridge is currently being held at the Zlaqeyat checkpoint.
al-Ghab Plain:
The villages of al-Ghab Plain were subject to heavy shelling from checkpoints in al-Sqailbeyeh and al-Makateb checkpoint.
|| Videos ||
¤ Hama City:
A convoy of three tanks moving toward Salamieh Road, spotted at 4:35 this afternoon
https://youtu.be/nd5s8KwnGgo
Janoob al-Mal'aab:
A new crisis in Janoob al-Mal'aab neighborhood as a result of the shortage of water
https://youtu.be/0SFiG7nYowk
al-Qusour:
Regime forces roaming around the neighborhood to quell protestors
https://youtu.be/q5-bELnLDow
Hama Military Airport:
Missiles fired from the Hama Military Airport toward the city's suburbs
https://youtu.be/3c-lZ33uKJs
Regime demolishes illegal slums in Hama, displacing thousands
An article on the regime's demolition of Mashaa' Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood of Hama, which resulted in the forceful displacement of about 20 thousand people
http://beta.syriadeeply.org/2013/05/regime-demolishes-illegal-slums-hama-displacing-thousands/#.UZ-jhys2pAh
¤ Hama Countryside:
The defection of a group of regime forces from the agricultural mechanization checkpoint on Hama-Salamieh Road
https://youtu.be/MTo92sscRr8
Eastern Hama Countryside:
An attack on regime bases in al-Sa'en village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbWAg-PBICM
Regime aircraft targeted al-Hamra village for the fourth consecutive day. Today, four air strikes were reported, during one of which cluster bombs were dropped. The area was also subject to intense artillery shelling.
https://youtu.be/ZDBVfBTkbuw
One Body Battle:
An attack on the Kharsan checkpoint using Grad missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIzEIg6w1MI
An explosion at the third weapons' warehouse in al-Hamra
https://youtu.be/GolEPc9OBm0
Aqrab:
Shelling of the town from multiple directions
https://youtu.be/xObR5Tk5y0E
Qal'at al-Madeeq:
A leaked video showing regime forces filming one of their tanks that was destroyed by the FSA
https://youtu.be/XvTMatZtVLg
Taman'et al-Ghab:
Regime forces set fire to the town for the eighth time
https://youtu.be/1FOksbKm9qc
|| Demonstrations ||
¤ Hama City:
al-Faraya Neighborhood:
Today's protest with the people of al-Faraya and al-Barazeyeh neighborhoods
https://youtu.be/wFCTEt-1K-w
¤ Hama Countryside:
al-Latamne:
Today's anti-regime demonstration in al-Latamne
https://youtu.be/HpyeLeb5qJo
Kafarzeita:
Today's demonstration in Kafarzeita
https://youtu.be/2p8P5eXreTY
https://youtu.be/Da3cWGlE0PQ
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438641616231281&set=a.409936949101748.1073741828.409884619106981&type=1&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438803449548431&set=a.409936949101748.1073741828.409884619106981&type=1&theater
Qal'at al-Madeeq:
Today's demonstration in the city
https://youtu.be/5nAipw8px48
Salamieh:
A sit-in by the women of Salamieh, saluting the heroes of al-Qusair
https://youtu.be/sKiyIMuBOpA
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|| Documentation ||
Death Toll: 6
Number of arrests: 20
Number of demonstration points: 28
Number of demonstrations fired upon: 3
Instance of gunfire: 27
Number of areas that were shelled: 11
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 7
Number of defections: 4
|| Martyrs ||
• Anas Abdullah al-Abboud / Hama: al-Ghab Plain: al-Hwaiz Village / FSA soldier killed in al-Hamra village
http://goo.gl/nolnc
• Abdullah Salameh / Hama: al-Karameh neighborhood / as a result of an explosion in his house, caused by an object his brother brought in from the street
• Mohammad Yusuf al-Horani / age 27 / Hama: Kafranbooda / fatally shot by regime forces at a battle line in the town
• Ibrahim Khaleef al-Khsheir / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / shot by regime forces while fleeing his village
• Hamadi al-Hamdan / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / shot by regime forces while fleeing his village
• A girl whose name has not yet arrived / Hama: al-Rahiyeh village / Hamadi al-Hamdan's daughter, shot by regime forces while fleeing her village
|| Situation in the City and Countryside ||
¤ Hama City:
The suffocating siege of Hama city by regime forces continues. There is no water and electricity in most neighborhoods of the city, as temperatures are rising with the start of summer. Prices continue to rise, especially for food items and other necessities, such as gas and fuel.
Regime forces surrounded most mosques in al-Qusour neighborhood, such as Beshr al-Hafi, Abdulrahman ibn Awf, Talhat al-Khair, Mahmoud al-Shaqfe and al-Rahmeh Mosques. An armored vehicle was roaming around the neighborhood, and the people could not hold a demonstration. There is almost no water in the neighborhood. Regime forces were also seen deployed in Janoob al-Thakaneh, where they raided houses and arbitrarily arrested residents. Sounds of women screaming could be heard throughout the neighborhood.
In al-Karameh neighborhood, a child picked up a piece of shrapnel from the street and brought into his house. It then exploded, killing his brother and injuring his sister.
¤ Hama Countryside:
Eastern Hama Countryside:
Most residents of al-Rahiyeh village have fled the area out of fear of a massacre being committed by shabiha from Alawite villages in the area. In the morning, regime forces resumed their daily artillery and missile attacks on the villages of the area. More than 20 shells struck the villages adjacent to Qasr ibn Wardan and Jub al-Hanta. FSA forces stormed al-Shaikh Hilal village, took a number of shabiha captive, and killed one by the name of Mohammad Salhab. They also attacked the armored vehicle school with a shell, damaging a Gvozdika launcher.
M'aarzaf:
At 2 a.m., regime forces raided M'aarzaf village and arrested a number of people, including:
1. Hussain Ali al-Khleif
2. Basel Mohammad al-Owaid
3. Akram Mohammad al-Owaid
4. Ahmed al-Qastal
5. Mohammad Eleiwi al-Jwayed
6. A refugee from Helfaya
7. Ahmed al-Aboud M'awad al-Saa'ie
8. Eido al-Saa'ie
Aqrab:
Aqrab has been under heavy shelling today, with at least 60 missiles striking the town. The shelling is coming from B'areen hill and al-Hmairi checkpoint, as well as from a checkpoint in Houla.
Northwestern Countryside:
At the regime checkpoint that lies between al-Zlaqeyat and Shalyout, south of al-Latamne and north of Helfaya, there is a car bearing the flag of Jabhat al-Nusra. The vehicle, driven by shabiha, is roaming around agricultural fields and the forces are kidnapping and looting people, then blaming opposition fighters. Today, they seized a refrigerator filled with tomatoes, then called the driver of the vehicle and said "We are from al-Laramne, and we want 200,000 SYP from you." The fridge is currently being held at the Zlaqeyat checkpoint.
al-Ghab Plain:
The villages of al-Ghab Plain were subject to heavy shelling from checkpoints in al-Sqailbeyeh and al-Makateb checkpoint.
|| Videos ||
¤ Hama City:
A convoy of three tanks moving toward Salamieh Road, spotted at 4:35 this afternoon
https://youtu.be/nd5s8KwnGgo
Janoob al-Mal'aab:
A new crisis in Janoob al-Mal'aab neighborhood as a result of the shortage of water
https://youtu.be/0SFiG7nYowk
al-Qusour:
Regime forces roaming around the neighborhood to quell protestors
https://youtu.be/q5-bELnLDow
Hama Military Airport:
Missiles fired from the Hama Military Airport toward the city's suburbs
https://youtu.be/3c-lZ33uKJs
Regime demolishes illegal slums in Hama, displacing thousands
An article on the regime's demolition of Mashaa' Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood of Hama, which resulted in the forceful displacement of about 20 thousand people
http://beta.syriadeeply.org/2013/05/regime-demolishes-illegal-slums-hama-displacing-thousands/#.UZ-jhys2pAh
¤ Hama Countryside:
The defection of a group of regime forces from the agricultural mechanization checkpoint on Hama-Salamieh Road
https://youtu.be/MTo92sscRr8
Eastern Hama Countryside:
An attack on regime bases in al-Sa'en village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbWAg-PBICM
Regime aircraft targeted al-Hamra village for the fourth consecutive day. Today, four air strikes were reported, during one of which cluster bombs were dropped. The area was also subject to intense artillery shelling.
https://youtu.be/ZDBVfBTkbuw
One Body Battle:
An attack on the Kharsan checkpoint using Grad missiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIzEIg6w1MI
An explosion at the third weapons' warehouse in al-Hamra
https://youtu.be/GolEPc9OBm0
Aqrab:
Shelling of the town from multiple directions
https://youtu.be/xObR5Tk5y0E
Qal'at al-Madeeq:
A leaked video showing regime forces filming one of their tanks that was destroyed by the FSA
https://youtu.be/XvTMatZtVLg
Taman'et al-Ghab:
Regime forces set fire to the town for the eighth time
https://youtu.be/1FOksbKm9qc
|| Demonstrations ||
¤ Hama City:
al-Faraya Neighborhood:
Today's protest with the people of al-Faraya and al-Barazeyeh neighborhoods
https://youtu.be/wFCTEt-1K-w
¤ Hama Countryside:
al-Latamne:
Today's anti-regime demonstration in al-Latamne
https://youtu.be/HpyeLeb5qJo
Kafarzeita:
Today's demonstration in Kafarzeita
https://youtu.be/2p8P5eXreTY
https://youtu.be/Da3cWGlE0PQ
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438641616231281&set=a.409936949101748.1073741828.409884619106981&type=1&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=438803449548431&set=a.409936949101748.1073741828.409884619106981&type=1&theater
Qal'at al-Madeeq:
Today's demonstration in the city
https://youtu.be/5nAipw8px48
Salamieh:
A sit-in by the women of Salamieh, saluting the heroes of al-Qusair
https://youtu.be/sKiyIMuBOpA