Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Monday, September 23, 2013

|| Documentation ||
Death Toll: 10
Number of arrests: 1
Instance of gunfire: 15
Number of areas that were shelled: 9
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 11

|| Martyrs ||
10 martyrs, including a woman and 3 children
• Omar Mustafa al-Hamweya / age 24 / Hama: Kafarzeita / FSA, succumbed to wounds sustained in battle at the Shalyout checkpoint three days ago
http://goo.gl/KQFxz0
https://youtu.be/RG-W4nOvEA8 
• Khuloud Hamdo al-Othman (female) / age 45 / Hama: Kernaz / slaughtered with a knife by regime forces who stormed the town
• Maryam Othman Othman / age 10 / Hama: Kernaz / slaughtered with a knife by regime forces who stormed the town
• Marjaneh Othman Othman / age 20 / Hama: Kernaz / slaughtered with a knife by regime forces who stormed the town
• A child whose name hasn't yet arrived / 2 months / Hama: Kernaz / slaughtered with a knife by regime forces who stormed the town
• Abdulqader Ahmed al-Sabee' / age 50 / Hama: Kernaz / slaughtered with a knife by regime forces who stormed the town
• A martyr whose name hasn't yet arrived (Abu Ghazi) / Hama / killed in battle in Hama's western suburbs
• Ayman Abdullateef al-Habyo / age 26 / Hama: Kafarzeita / killed by shelling from the Hama Military Airport this evening
https://youtu.be/nRIephuvHA0
• Ammar Ahmed al-Habyo / age 15 / Hama: Kafarzeita / killed by shelling from the Hama Military Airport this evening
https://youtu.be/nRIephuvHA0
• Abdulaziz al-Azo / Hama: Harbnafse / killed by a shell that struck the town on September 22
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Two children who were documented on September 9 have now been identified:
• Mohammad Saleh al-Khleif / age 10 / Hama: Al-Zaqqoum / shelling of the village on September 8
• Majd Saleh al-Khleif / age 10 / Hama: Al-Zaqqoum / shelling of the village on September 8

|| Shelling Points ||
8 Points:
Artillery and rocket shelling: Kafranbooda - Tal Melh - Al-Jalma- Kafarzeita - Surouj - Al-Ankawi
Aerial shelling (explosive barrels): Eqeirbat - Al-Mkaimeel - Masoud

|| Situation in Hama and its Suburbs ||
¤ Hama City:
This morning, a convoy of seven pick up trucks, four Jeeps, and two vans from the national security branch headed toward al-Souq area. Two cars filled with shabiha were seen roaming around al-Alamain Street, where they stopped and searched a number of course. Munitioned security forces also deployed in al-Eleileyat neighborhood, while security forces were also seen in Janoob al-Thakaneh and al-Mahatta, where they stopped cars amid gunfire. 
Al-Mugheela neighborhood also witnessed a spread of regime forces amid arbitrary gunfire aimed at frightening residents. At around 3 p.m., security forces stormed Kazo neighborhood and faded and searched house. They confiscated a well digger that was being used to dig a well in the neighborhood. 
Regime forces also surrounded al-Shree'a orchards from the direction of al-Qusour neighborhood. They were in five pick-ups, one of which was wonted with a machine gun. In Bab al-Balad and al-Faraya, security forces deployed in al-Taweel Market and were there from the afternoon until the evening. The two neighborhoods witnessed a campaign of raids and arrests for the third consecutive day. 
In the evening:
Intense anti-aircraft artillery fire was reported in the area surrounding the Hama Military Airport this evening, and a number of explosions shook the city. Opposition fighters attacked the Harash checkpoint in al-Ta'awuneya neighborhood, with reports of casualties among the shabiha at the checkpoint. Gunfire was heard from various checkpoints throughout the city. 

¤ Suburbs of Hama: 
Kafranbooda:
Kafranbooda was subject to rocket and artillery shelling this morning. 

Eastern Suburbs:
Helicopters dropped explosive barrels on the Eqeirbat area, creating large amounts of damage and leaving a number of people dead. 

Kernaz:
Assad regime forces in Kernaz executed at least five people today, by way of firing squad or slaughter with knives. 

Northern Suburbs:
Artillery shelling from the Deir Mharde checkpoint onto Tal Melh and al-Jalma was reported amid clashes between regime and opposition forces at the Shalyout checkpoint. Also, regime forces at the Abboud and Lahaya checkpoints stopped passersby, disrupting the flow of travelers. 

Kafarzeita:
For the 22nd consecutive day, the city of Kafarzeita was without bread. This is because regime officials have stopped the distribution of flour to the city. The city has also been without electricity for five days, and water is rare.
This evening, rockets were fired from the Hama Military Airport toward Kafarzeita, leaving two people dead, with reports of a third person who died and five who were injured. Rocket shelling from al-Mugheer checkpoint was also reported. 

Al-Ankawi Village:
Regime forces at the Joureen and al-Qahera checkpoints in al-Ghab Plain shelled al-Ankawi this evening

|| Videos ||
¤ Suburbs of Hama: 
Northern Suburbs:
Smoke fills the sky amid the regime's shelling of Tal Melh
https://youtu.be/h6RQaLYZ1uE
Opposition fighters snipe a regime soldier at the Samman checkpoint, north of Tayebt al-Imam
https://youtu.be/DjrskL9u_2g

Mourek:
Forces at the Abboud and Lahaya checkpoints stop cars on the international roadway
https://youtu.be/P_ZbGHVw6X8

Eastern Suburbs:
Shelling with explosive barrels of Salamieh's eastern suburbs
https://youtu.be/dyvyhGeH6xI
A helicopter drops explosive barrels on the villages of Salamieh's eastern suburbs
https://youtu.be/LRU_B7dBEU4
Destruction in Abu Rmal village, which was stormed by regime forces who razed its houses to the ground
https://youtu.be/UBq88kIQT8g
Opposition fighters target a regime base in Barri village using tank shells and Grad missiles
https://youtu.be/r0K-o6Ek49E

Kafarzeita:
Corpses of those killed by the regime's shelling from the Hama Military Airport
https://youtu.be/nRIephuvHA0