Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Tuesday, September 17, 2013

|| Documentation ||
Death Toll: 2
Number of arrests: 10
Instance of gunfire: 9
Number of areas that were shelled: 15
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 11

|| Martyrs ||
• Alaa Al-Abdullah / Hama: Kafarzeita / as a result of shelling with TNT barrels
• Asmaa al-Abdo (female) / Hama: Kafarzeita / as a result of shelling with TNT barrels

|| Shelling Points ||
15 points of shelling:
Rocket and artillery shelling: Kafarzeita - Al-Hawweeja - Helfaya - Kafranbooda - Tayebt al-Imam - Al-Latamne - Dahsh - Aneeq Bajra - Abu al-Kusoor - Barri Sharqi - Qanbar
Shelling with TNT barrels: Kafarzeita - Al-Zlaqeyat - Tuffaha - Al-Samaqa - Kafranbooda - Al-Hawayes

|| Situation in Hama and its Suburbs ||
¤ Hama City:
This morning, Assad regime forces raided Tareeq Halab neighborhood and made a number of arrests. In al-Qusour neighborhood, regime forces set up a "pop-up" checkpoint near the Qasabashi Roundabout. They arrested 4 people, one of whom was not carrying his ID, and another one who was not carrying his military service record. The people of Hama continue to struggle, as the city has been without water for 32 consecutive days. Power outages are increasing in frequency and duration, and inflation is on the rise. 

¤ Hama Countryside: 
Kafarzeita:
Regime helicopters dropped TNT barrels onto the city today, while forces at nearby checkpoints simultaneously fired rockets onto the city. Two people were killed, including a woman, and massive structural damage was reported. Shelling was renewed in the evening as well. Also, Kafarzeita has been without bread for 16 days now, and witnesses frequent power outages throughout the day. 

Al-Ghab Plain:
Al-Hawweeja village was subject to artillery shelling from al-Raseef checkpoint. 

Helfaya:
Intense shelling of the checkpoints adjacent to Helfaya toward villages in the northern suburbs was reported. A number of shells struck the city's cemetery. 

Kafranbooda:
The town was subject to intense shelling from all checkpoints in the surrounding area.

Tayebt al-Imam:
Intense shelling from al-Qabban checkpoint, east of the city, toward the north was reported. Also, clashes took place to the west of the city. 

Al-Zlaqeyat:
Helicopters dropped TNT barrels onto the town. 

Al-Latamne:
Casualties fell as a result of shelling from al-Khazanat checkpoint. 

Eastern Suburbs:
A helicopter dropped TNT barrels on Tuffaha and al-Samaqa villages, while regime forces in al-Sayada launched artillery shells onto Dahsh, Aneeq Bajra and Abu al-Kusour. Artilleryand rocket shelling of Barri Sharqi was also reported. 

Salamieh:
A group of forces from the regime's Popular Committees opened fire onto a car, killing the driver and then placing his corpse in the trunk of their car. 

|| Videos ||
¤ Hama Suburbs: 
Kafarzeita:
Aerial shelling of the city
https://youtu.be/Y-mfEPyXgE8
https://youtu.be/vh_v-_L7RzE
The moment in which a TNT barrel struck the Great Mosque
https://youtu.be/MrhfolZbJvI
TNT barrels falling on the city center
https://youtu.be/byagUXxf4b4
Massive destruction to the houses of civilians caused by TNT barrels
https://youtu.be/UuQu0mwnJAw
https://youtu.be/Rs4VUxbGpqA
https://youtu.be/LeCkZjee0d8
https://youtu.be/4hU4VJM-aes
Massive destruction at Kafarzeita's Great Mosque
https://youtu.be/4bXp93lDEuk
https://youtu.be/ngiLqgchGes
https://youtu.be/xkzRG5EZ_mI

Mourek:
A tour of the Abu Shafeeq checkpoint, which was liberated by opposition fighters yesterday
https://youtu.be/mcp7pqs7GDc

Kafranbooda:
Two airstrikes by an MiG fighter jet
https://youtu.be/3osLRr4lv94
Shelling of the town this evening
https://youtu.be/25YLE9lLl2A

Northern Suburbs:
Helicopter shelling of al-Zlaqeyat village
https://youtu.be/HM9Az78QMuU

Al-Latamne:
Some of the people wounded by the regime's shelling of the city
https://youtu.be/hzFt1NDKJO8
Shelling this evening amid a power outage
https://youtu.be/G1-dCv6Bx1I
https://youtu.be/m9wPtD4CSbw

Eastern Suburbs:
Helicopter shelling of al-Samaqah and Tuffaha villages
https://youtu.be/NPwQDwAqnBg
Destruction in Qanbar village as a result of the regime's intense shelling
https://youtu.be/rgw5C2t2SxM
A collection of videos showing the difficult conditions faced by refugees in Hama's eastern suburbs, including the difficulty of treating wounded children and adults
Civilian houses in Arafeh village destroyed as a result of shelling
https://youtu.be/Ms-bO17q1Ac
https://youtu.be/LKgCYVbO5LY
Refugees from Qasr al-Mukhram village residing in the desert
https://youtu.be/8ceRsmK2Kp4
Refugees from Khafseen, Qbaibat and Qurat after being forcibly displaced from their homes
https://youtu.be/FXN0t4IpPuU
A child from al-Mukhram village who sustained burn wounds as a result of shelling
https://youtu.be/AlKxlbkITRA
A disabled girl who fled from her village and is now living in a tent in the desert
https://youtu.be/Tq-MU3a-prY

Al-Hawayes Village:
Helicopter shelling of al-Hawayes village in Hama's eastern suburbs
https://youtu.be/00BeWIttrIE