Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Sunday, October 13, 2013
|| Documentation ||
Death toll: 5
Number of arrests: 45
Instance of gunfire: 12
Number of areas that were shelled: 4
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 9
|| Martyrs ||
5 martyrs, including a child
• Duaa Mohammad Abdo al-Shalhamouni / age 16 / Hama: Soran / succumbed to a wound sustained on Oct. 6 as a result of the regime's shelling with explosive barrels
• A martyr whose name hasn't yet arrived / Hama: Jnan village / killed by regime forces during their raid of the village today
• A martyr whose name hasn't yet arrived / Hama / FSA, killed in an ambush by regime forces on al-Jezdan Street
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In addition to the following, who were documented today
• Issam Hasawi / age 21 / Hama: AL-Arb'een / executed by regime forces on M'aardes Bridge on September 8, 2013, his decomposed corpse was found two days ago
https://youtu.be/cFzpbSVVMBU
• Nezar, whose full name hasn't arrived / age 35 / Hama: AL-Arb'een / known as Abu al-Shanati, executed by regime forces on M'aardes Bridge on September 8, 2013, his decomposed corpse was found two days ago
https://youtu.be/cFzpbSVVMBU
|| Shelling Points ||
Artillery shelling: Harbnafse - Al-Jabreyeh
Shelling with explosive barrels: Al-Hamdaneya - Al-Faida
|| Situation in Hama and its Suburbs ||
¤ Hama City:
At around 2 a.m., Free Syrian Army forces launched an attack on the Old Baath Party HQ building in Assi Square using a rocket and some grenades. Clashes broke out and a number of explosions were heard throughout the city. The sniper at the Cultural Center indiscriminately fired his weapon toward houses in al-Faraya neighborhood. Heavy gunfire directed at a house in al-Shair neighborhood left the building in flames.
Today, many military aircraft were seen flying to and from the Hama Military Airport, as rockets were intermittently launched from the airport toward the suburbs of the city.
This morning, munitioned shabiha and security forces stormed Bab Qibli neighborhood. They searched houses and arrested about 30 people. At least three people were arrested in a raid of Tareeq Halab as well. Security forces in al-Faraya and al-Barazeya searched and looted a number of houses.
At most checkpoints in the city, regime forces have been stealing the cars of residents under the threat of force.
In the evening:
Heavy anti-aircraft artillery fire from the Hama Citadel was reported this evening, as was a massive explosion that shook the city and was followed by gunfire from the Civil Defense checkpoint. About 10 shabiha from the Workers' Union checkpoint deployed near al-Rahman Mosque. They stopped passersby and searched their cars thoroughly before withdrawing from the area. Another explosion was heard in Janoob al-Mal'aab neighborhood near al-Eskan checkpoint.
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
Eastern Suburbs:
Today, Hama's eastern suburbs, particularly al-Hamdaneya and al-Feida villages, were intensely bombarded with explosive barrels dropped by regime helicopters. A number of people were wounded, and some houses and a mosque were left in ruins. Opposition fighters continue to target the regime at the Mufakker village battle front.
Harbnafse:
This evening, regime forces at the Zara Electrical Station heavily shelled Harbnafse using artillery
Jnan Village:
Assad regime forces raided Jnan today, killing one man and arresting many others. They stole a diesel tank and arrested its owner.
|| Videos ||
¤ Hama City:
Sounds of clashes and gunfire in the city last night
https://youtu.be/bXBLWPyRbIQ
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
Eastern Suburbs:
The FSA targets a helicopter after it shelled the eastern suburbs
https://youtu.be/_biiFh98RDE
Smoke fills the sky after explosive barrels were dropped by a regime aircraft
https://youtu.be/HWi_XtyXwPw
A child from Homs was killed and a number of others were wounded as a result of the regime's aerial shelling of the area today
https://youtu.be/lXPn2io4yqA
A mosque destroyed after being struck by an explosive barrel today
https://youtu.be/9qwnWwPxCu8
Houses of civilians that were targeted in today's shelling
https://youtu.be/3a0lcs67p0c
Al-Jabreyeh Village:
Destruction of the village in the aftermath of daily shelling by regime forces
https://youtu.be/mHY7M4mtDio
Northern Suburbs:
The siege of al-Samman checkpoint by rebel fighters continues for the 8th consecutive day
https://youtu.be/kCMPUm6D7-Y
A woman who was wounded as a result of aerial shelling two days ago remains at a field hospital where she underwent surgery on her kidneys
https://youtu.be/agteKLEmzcM
Medical Work:
Some of the work done in the 8th field hospital in Hama's suburbs between October 1 and 15, 2013
Surgery being performed on a young boy who sustained a shrapnel injury to the abdomen as a result of shelling
https://youtu.be/ZqZnDmjyEvA
https://youtu.be/THKim_7_d6M
https://youtu.be/L2nOR52re7A