Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Tuesday, October 22, 2013
|| Documentation ||
Death toll: 4
Number of arrests: 15
Instance of gunfire: 10
Number of areas that were shelled: 9
Number of times military equipment was sighted: 7
|| Martyrs ||
Ayman Zakwan K'ayyed / age 20 / Hama: Qastoun / FSA, killed in clashes with regime forces in the battle to liberated the Jannet al-Qura checkpoint
https://youtu.be/03LVamrGwB8
• Mohammad Abdulrazzaq al-Mustafa / age 33 / Hama: Qastoun / he has a son and three daughters, FSA, killed in clashes with regime forces in the battle to liberated the Jannet al-Qura checkpoint
https://youtu.be/E-_yLuRug8Q
• Abdulqader Mohammad Abbas / age 30 / Hama: Qastoun / has two sons and a daughter, FSA, killed in clashes with regime forces in the battle to liberated the Jannet al-Qura checkpoint
https://youtu.be/nwK5z3Qbqq8
• Ahmed Ali al-Asmar / Hama: Helfaya / FSA, killed by the aerial shelling of the area near Helfaya
https://youtu.be/o_Iti2pGUNg
|| Shelling Points ||
Artillery and rocket shelling: Kafarzeita - Harbnafse - Qasr ibn Wardan - Aqrab - Al-Joud Farm - Al-Eweineh - Al-Rouda
Aerial shelling: Zour al-Heisa - Al-Latamne - Qasr ibn Wardan
|| Situation in Hama and its Suburbs ||
¤ Hama City:
Security forces were heavily deployed in a number of neighborhoods of Hama today, as they set up "pop-up" checkpoints in a number of areas. People passing through checkpoints throughout Hama were subject to extreme scrutiny, as tensions have been running high in the city for the last two days.
Security forces and shabiha stole 5 Suzuki vehicles from al-Mehwara checkpoint, and two civilian vehicles from the Cultural Center checkpoint.
Regime forces raided al-Dabagha for the second consecutive day and they searched the house of a martyr.
As for the humanitarian conditions in the city, residents continue to suffer from inflation. The prices of food stables, clothing and fuel continue to rise. The people are being pressured not only by the occupying regime forces, but also by the merchants who are taking advantage of the instability.
In the evening:
Rockets were launched from the Hama Military Airport toward the city's suburbs.
Assad regime forces raided al-Bayad and Karm al-Horani neighborhoods, where they made a number of arrests.
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
Kafarzeita:
Very early this morning, regime forces at the Braideej checkpoint bombarded Kafarzeita with artillery shells.
Western Suburbs:
Artillery shelling of al-Eweineh and al-Rouda from the sugar factory in Salhab was reported.
Northern Suburbs:
Helicopters dropped explosive barrels on Zour al-Heisa village. Opposition fighters continue their siege of al-Madajen and al-Samman checkpoints.
Al-Latamne:
Helicopters dropped explosive barrels on the area surrounding al-Latamne, targeting opposition fighters positioned around al-Hamameyat checkpoint, leaving one person dead and a number of others wounded.
Harbnafse:
Harbnafse was subject to heavy tank shelling and gunfire from al-Mahatta checkpoint.
Eastern Suburbs:
Shelling and air strikes of a number of villages in Hama's eastern suburbs were reported as clashes between regime and opposition forces continue near al-Mufakker village.
In the evening, Qasr ibn Wardan and the surrounding area were subject to shelling with rockets and explosive barrels, while artillery shelling of a number of areas from the regime base in Eastern Barri was reported as well.
Aqrab:
The town was subject to heavy rocket shelling from regime checkpoints in nearby villages.
Salamieh:
At around 1 a.m., National Defense Forces robbed a furniture store owned by a resident of Zeghreen, a northern village, who is currently detained by the Assad regime. His name is Wasel al-Mohammad. Activists reported that the robbers were fighting over the stolen goods and opened fire on each other.
Activists also reported that a bus traveling between Salamieh and Athreya was bombed, killing and injuring a number of residents. These reports have not been completely confirmed yet, but we will report names of casualties when and if we receive them.
Al-Ghab Plain:
Indiscriminate shelling of al-jour Farm from the Joureen checkpoint was reported this evening.
|| Videos ||
¤ Hama City:
Sounds of gunfire in the city late last night
https://youtu.be/huqHP7MulFs
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
Northern Suburbs:
Aerial shelling of the areas where the FSA has besieged regime checkpoints
https://youtu.be/-7opdnsHpTY
Gharat Allah Battle:
Shelling of al-Samman checkpoint using heavy machine guns
https://youtu.be/6UwvPy_5MkE
https://youtu.be/phv6wG9BX3M
https://youtu.be/C2vzseF1BwA
Smoke rises from al-Madajen checkpoint
https://youtu.be/L-1lZrwuYck
Eastern Suburbs:
Clashes between regime and opposition forces near al-Mufakker village
https://youtu.be/LxMS0SjRkOE
Helicopters targeted Qasr ibn Wardan and the surrounding area with explosive barrels
https://youtu.be/Zgo6lmRVuz0
Rocket shelling of the Qasr ibn Wardan area
https://youtu.be/RP0DdUuEuIo