Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Wednesday, October 23, 2013
|| Documentation ||
Death toll: 2
Number of arrests: 5
Instance of gunfire: 9
Number of areas that were shelled: 7
Number of times military equipment was sighted: 8
|| Martyrs ||
Two martyrs killed under torture:
• Mohammad Ali al-Hamdo / Hama: Abu Rmal / killed under torture in a regime prison after about 3 months of detention; his corpse was tossed near Abu Rmal village
• Rami Safouk al-Hamdo / Hama: Abu Rmal / killed under torture in a regime prison after about 3 months of detention; his corpse was tossed near Abu Rmal village
|| Shelling Points ||
7 points:
Artillery and rocket shelling: Aqrab - Al-Hamdaneya - Al-Ghab Plain - Al-Kafr - Ja'ata Farm - Soran
Shelling with explosive barrels: Jana al-Albawi
|| Situation in Hama and its Suburbs ||
¤ Hama City:
Early this morning, military aircraft began flying over Hama as security forces deployed in a number of neighborhood. Regime forces raided Tal al-Dabagha neighborhood, as well as al-Bayad and Karm al-Horani, where some arrests were made.
Security forces also deployed on March 15 Street, where they stopped and searched civilians and their vehicles.
Power outages are frequent, and last for up to 10 hours a day, as inflation continues and residents can barely afford things such as fuel. The city has also become overcrowded due to the large number of IDPs.
In the evening:
The city lost power for about an hour and a half, and after it returned, regime forces launched a group of missiles from the military airport toward the city's suburbs. After midnight, a heavy explosion was heard in most neighborhoods of the city.
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
Aqrab:
This morning, Aqrab was subject to artillery shelling that caused damage to some houses.
Helfaya:
This afternoon, Assad regime forces entered Helfaya and arrested Ibrahim al-Khateeb (al-Saado).
Eastern Suburbs:
The villages of Hama's eastern suburbs, particularly al-Hamdaneya village, witnessed heavy artillery shelling from al-Rahajan early today. Later in the day, a helicopter tripped explosive barrels on Jana al-Elbawi village, which lies east of Salamieh.
Al-Ghab Plain:
A number of villages in al-Ghab Plain were subject to heavy shelling that resulted in structural damage. In the evening, regime forces raided al-Kareem village and closed off all roads leading to it.
Tayebt al-Imam:
Heavy artillery shelling from al-Qabban checkpoint toward al-Kafr area, west of Tayebt al-Imam, was reported as helicopters flew overhead
Northern Suburbs:
Shelling from the Tal Othman checkpoint onto the Ja'ata farm northwest of Kafranbooda reportedly left some people wounded
Mourek:
Heavy artillery shelling of villages in the northern part of the province from the regime battalion positioned north of Mourek was reported amid a power outage in the city
Soran:
This evening, Soran was subject to heavy shelling from al-Abboud checkpoint, which lies north of the city.
|| Videos ||
¤ Suburbs of Hama:
AL-Ghab Plain:
The aftermath of a shell that penetrated several walls of a school in Hurreya village
https://youtu.be/7nMRq62zEdY
Eastern Suburbs:
Artillery shelling of al-Hamdaneya village and other villages from al-Rahajan checkpoint
https://youtu.be/A6mZQCkYnsY
A fighter jets hovers over Hama's eastern suburbs
https://youtu.be/rpuvLbGtzfc
Opposition fighters shoot at a military aircraft
https://youtu.be/5zWMb9o3qkY
Opposiiton fighters blow up and destroy a regime checkpoint
https://youtu.be/FG_ZUozwBKY
A tank shell falls near an opposition fighter
https://youtu.be/v-A9M0d64uk
Zour al-Heisa:
Destruction caused by explosive barrels that were dropped on the city
https://youtu.be/_1zL3gHnGIg