The
Assads are not the only ones facing isolation. The protesters are being isolated
as well – and in that splendid isolation imposed on all, they are left to fend for
themselves against a killing machine that remains well-oiled and well-committed
to the task at hand.
16 people including 2 children were killed in the ongoing crackdown by pro-Assad militias, including 6 in Idlib City, 5 in Homs City, 3 in Hama Province and 2 in Deraa/Hauran Province. Moreover, clashes between loyalists and defectors near the town of Kafroumah in Idlib Province left 14 loyalists dead. 5 more looyalists were killed in clashes near Harrah Town in Deraa/Hauran Province. In the city of Homs, 19 unidentified bodies were found in the streets by locals, the bodies are believed to belong to people who were kidnapped and killed by pro-Assad militias. Clashes were also reported in Rastan and in a number of Damascene suburbs, including Harasta and Daraya where local security branches seem to have been targeted.
Tuesday 15, 2011
16 people including 2 children were killed in the ongoing crackdown by pro-Assad militias, including 6 in Idlib City, 5 in Homs City, 3 in Hama Province and 2 in Deraa/Hauran Province. Moreover, clashes between loyalists and defectors near the town of Kafroumah in Idlib Province left 14 loyalists dead. 5 more looyalists were killed in clashes near Harrah Town in Deraa/Hauran Province. In the city of Homs, 19 unidentified bodies were found in the streets by locals, the bodies are believed to belong to people who were kidnapped and killed by pro-Assad militias. Clashes were also reported in Rastan and in a number of Damascene suburbs, including Harasta and Daraya where local security branches seem to have been targeted.
Meanwhile, and in the
hope of averting confirmation of the country’s suspension from the Arab League,
Syrian authorities released 1180 detainees, including the well-known
activist Kamal Al-Labwani, jailed more than 6 years ago, following a visit to
the United States in which he met with American officials and called for
increased diplomatic pressures on the Assads over their human rights record.
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Ammar Abdulhamid, a
US-based Syrian poet and activist who runs the Tharwa Foundation, says
"The Turkish government is now forced to make hard choices." "Neutrality
is not a viable option here, and the question now confronting Mr. Erdogan and
his advisers regarding Syria deals with the extent of their potential
involvement in managing the looming transition there," he told SES
Turkiye. "This calls for a greater engagement with opposition groups, and
not only the SNC, but also greater logistical and material support to the
Syrian Free Army," he said.
The
Assads are not the only ones facing isolation. The protesters are being
isolated as well – and in that splendid isolation imposed on all, they are left
to fend for themselves against a killing machine that remains well-oiled and
well-committed to the task at hand. Moreover, the Assads have their supporters
in the international community, even in isolation. The protesters have none.
The Assads keep getting arms, the protesters keep getting words. Impunity on
the hand, frustration on the other, add a dash of rebellious hope, and, voilà, a
civil war unfolds.
Funerals took place in protest
communities throughout Syria HOMS PROVINCE: Houleh http://youtu.be/0KZXSOZoiUc DERAA/HAURAN:
Mleiha Sharqiyeh http://youtu.be/Hdfs3HkHeuY
Mleiha Atash http://youtu.be/KFLrd0RK1yw
Nahteh http://youtu.be/oz7exxdwdXA
Basr Al-Harir http://youtu.be/WSEPguLi04M
Sanamein http://youtu.be/1mlUZ1hgZ48
IDLIB: Idlib City http://youtu.be/YDkkVlQz5Ow nighttime
funeral for a dead child http://youtu.be/TuO-N7Qest8
Gilli http://youtu.be/eG4xfG41MWA
Hzano http://youtu.be/FsmTOXvbSHo HOMS CITY: http://youtu.be/URuVR9fmnso Bayadah
http://youtu.be/zZOJslV4ouM DAMASCUS: Daraya http://youtu.be/qQsLtQc_Ges Wadi
Barada http://youtu.be/wjZaIMYNCK4
But mourners soon get under attack http://youtu.be/3KkXtOZYShk
HAMA: Taybat Al-Imam http://youtu.be/ZL-fVpTUeQ4 DEIR EZZOR: Deir Ezzor City http://youtu.be/nHrcrmoSMYQ
HOMS CITY: the havoc in Baba Amr Minaret destroyed
http://youtu.be/DWKwRFZgcpE Houses
destroyed http://youtu.be/CcBwy_6OEvI
, http://youtu.be/JvfwbaEyfOk , http://youtu.be/lBh9_Pnf33Q , http://youtu.be/vrm_7WXida0 , http://youtu.be/Px5d5QoSSes Still people
take to the streets at night http://youtu.be/PV9AaYbaFU0
Earlier in the day, fighters affiliated with the
Free Syrian Army destroyed a tank taking part in the crackdown against
the neighborhood http://youtu.be/SpJt20hBacU
Bab Dreib sniper tries to pick targets http://youtu.be/ykfnzY05RdA Still people
take to the streets at night http://youtu.be/nRmZF21j10E
Major demonstrations took place in Bab Houd http://youtu.be/rtFW63-6d5M Khaldiyeh
http://youtu.be/KRKZPsjC-iY Wadi
Al-Arab http://youtu.be/GWe1_jK0PZU
Insha’aat http://youtu.be/rCfZ0rYdXOc
Qoussour http://youtu.be/kibMHbHlQrk
Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/ws6Ce8zsjII
Wa’er http://youtu.be/RfuiEd_MpNQ
Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/Mg22EtxUvGg
Karm Al-Shami http://youtu.be/YPLwrh6ocDc
Cairo Street http://youtu.be/wZ6wGuIag14
HOMS PROVINCE: Houleh http://youtu.be/joTuHH6WwTQ , http://youtu.be/DJfMitVtLf0 Tadmor
(Palmyra) http://youtu.be/97SM6ltiytM
, http://youtu.be/V-1Id99p1UQ Tank
convoy passes near Talbisseh http://youtu.be/qlrL4gCGPx0
, http://youtu.be/POOx4KO5nN8
IDLIB PROVINCE: Town of Mar Shmareen is stormed
by loyalists http://youtu.be/vAehO9EgN-A
Maar Shamshah as well http://youtu.be/-Se79ufeC94
Impact of pounding in Kafroumah in Idlib
province http://youtu.be/oAeYViirZbo
A home destroyed http://youtu.be/JiOCPjVw5lU
Forces of occupation http://youtu.be/O29uZBq1xcI
Still, people take to the streets http://youtu.be/4-lH3y5FnG4
Tanks on the prowl in Hbeit in Idlib
Province http://youtu.be/bArsW153nBU Pro-Assad
militias set homes of local activists on fire http://youtu.be/EW7hbQ9MGq8 Still,
people take to the streets http://youtu.be/D698-HHIN-Q
Major demonstrations took place in Idlib City http://youtu.be/GrHkBkQJjdI Kafar
Nabbel http://youtu.be/ZYp4vl4yBtk
Jabal Al-Zawiyeh http://youtu.be/wDgq9AX4amQ
Kafar Sinjah http://youtu.be/9iFWwWO4syk
Taftanaz http://youtu.be/4KRrrmz16o4
Kafar Takhareem http://youtu.be/NMlW5NrWIe4
HAMA PROVINCE: farms belonging to inhabitants of Taybat
Al-Imam stormed by pro-Assad militias http://youtu.be/OrqFtBSaKUU
Major demonstrations took place in Hama City (Malaab) http://youtu.be/O1-19JPofYU (Bab Qibli) http://youtu.be/300D0FDX_1Y Kafar Zita http://youtu.be/XZQYRe0xDc8
DERAA/HAURAN: Tal Shihab http://youtu.be/kaeCulCVwxI Tseel
http://youtu.be/DDedNfsLpYI Nasseeb
http://youtu.be/ITQordAVmK8 Sanamein
http://youtu.be/inJKVZjj9AU
DAMASCUS: A flash demonstration in Shaalaan
Neighborhood in downtown Damascus http://youtu.be/I1iDOMdO-oI
Major demonstrations took place in Harasta http://youtu.be/YO8B4oftQNQ Zabadani
http://youtu.be/ssBQ5iN5YZ0 Yabroud
http://youtu.be/yP-d1hWqE98 Assal
http://youtu.be/GCz8iJWFCk8 Jobar
http://youtu.be/Mmm0M8A-1CM Rankous
http://youtu.be/tMhYQu4CUbQ
ALEPPO: Anadan http://youtu.be/YXjSOreAm8M
HASSAKEH: Ras Al-Ain http://youtu.be/YR8AgpHSLj4
Hi Ammar - What's the best way of contacting you to arrange a briefing conversation or interview?
ReplyDeleteI'm at paulwaters99 at hotmail dot com
Paul