By
conducting more deadly operations throughout the country, even with Arab League
monitors on the ground, the Assads are basically informing the world that such
missions are useless and that the only way to take them out is to do it
militarily. Or, as the inhabitants of Kafrenbel in the Idlib Province put it: “Civilized
World! The Syrian Regime’s massacres have put your credibility about Human
Rights at stake.”
Saturday 24, 2011
Today’s death toll: 28 on Friday, 41 on Saturday
(19 in Homs city including 3 children). Qraya in Deir Ezzor Province was stormed
on Saturday.
Links
The Great Distraction: the Why!
It’s
amazing how “terrorist” attacks in Syria always occur at a time when it’s very convenient
for the Assads to have them. Pleeease! Some of us were not even fooled the
first time around, to be fooled now. But
what were the Assads hoping to accomplish? One might ask.
The Assads
simply needed to generate enough noise in order to cover up what their soldiers
did in the village of Kafar Ouaid in the region of Jabal Al-Zawiyeh in
the Idlib Province on December 20 http://youtu.be/dnkFiNbvKXg
, http://youtu.be/SbpIDpaPAEM In
order to make the world stop talking about this new massacre, this new crime
against humanity, they orchestrated a new one, and blamed it on Al-Qaeda, the
favorite enemy of the global punditry http://youtu.be/wezyvSliHVw
Oh, poor, poor Assads!
But what
the world must know is that the Assads have just added another crime to their
growing list, just in time for Christmas. Indeed, and because it’s Christmas,
the Assads couldn’t help but adding a little cynical signature to the act: of
the 44 reported dead, few were identified, but they included one
name has been leaked, that of a Christian Major General affiliated with
Military Security Apparatus, one Matanius Morani. But of course. What a nice
touch!
Al-Qaeda
kills a Christian in Syria on Christmas! What massacre in Kafar Ouaid?
What 1,000 dead in less than a week? What 5,000 dead in months of revolution?
What 15,000 thousands missing and presumed dead as well? What 50,000 detainees?
What torture? What mock trials? What summary executions? Al-Qaeda kills a
Christian in Syria on Christmas, what’s more important than that?
One could
interject here to say that the world is not made up of dupes, and that
international analysts and policymakers must be aware of the Assads’
intentions. Really? Well, how many are still speaking of the massacre of Kafar
Ouaid? What much airtime was given to it in comparison? The world may not have completely
fallen for the Assads’ ploy, but it has sufficiently fallen for it to
give him another pass.
For now,
the entire conversation will focus on whether this was an Al-Qaeda attack or
not, rather than what happened in Kafar OUaid and what continues to happen
there and in Homs, Deraa, Deir Ezzor, Hama, Rural Aleppo and rural Damascus.
The Arab League monitors will be kept otherwise preoccupied, as they have
already been made to visit the scene of the attacks.
The Great Distraction: the How!
So, the
real question regarding the attacks is not “who did it?”, but “how did the
Assads do it?” There are two possible scenarios:
1) The
attacks were completely staged from A to Z, meaning that there were no suicide
bombers even, and that the entire “attack” consisted of a couple of staged
explosions followed by a series of allegations and false reports.
2) The
attacks were indeed the work of Al-Qaeda operatives who were manipulated by the
Assads. For the Assads, as many intelligence reports indicate, have managed
soon after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to infiltrate and control Al-Qaeda
network in the region.
Less than
20 minutes following the attack, the authorities began reporting
that this was indeed an Al-Qaeda attack. Not exactly enough time for a serious
investigation to have taken place, and not that there were any Al-Qaeda
produced videos trying to take credit.
My money
is on the first scenario, because if had the Assads manipulated Al-Qaeda
operatives into doing this, they would have taking the extra step of
encouraging them to provide a video taking credit, as they have done before. Furthermore,
some who watched videos of the carnage said that the bodies were stacked too
close together to be the victims of a suicide bomber!
Be that as
it may, the Assads are the culprits, and the authorities who were able to determine
that Al-Qaeda was responsible within less than 20 minutes of the attacks, have
so far failed to identify the victims, except for our Christian Major General
and a handful of others! Go figure!
Idlib / Jabal
Al-Zawiyeh: The Massacre in Kafar Ouaid – December 20 (92 civilians were killed
execution-style):
The grief http://youtu.be/W2Natmp7lOg Here,
someone is heard asking for President Obama http://youtu.be/hMPStIsKcro The hands
were tied: this was a cold blooded massacre, not combat http://youtu.be/SbpIDpaPAEM , http://youtu.be/dLIMKJ9ibKw
Bodies show signs of torture http://youtu.be/d77j6SbuqAg Preparing
for burial http://youtu.be/M4uV-1iRiww
, http://youtu.be/AUFdCKmLe9c The few
survivors http://youtu.be/7AH3ZGd_NMM
But on Friday, December 23, the women of Kafar Ouaid take to the streets
chanting “death is better than humiliation” http://youtu.be/4b3y2sftmNY , http://youtu.be/nNrxgw9GSZU
An Eyewitness
describes what happens http://youtu.be/-A1z_a0rAPU
His account corresponds to previous reports: On December 19th,
around 90 soldiers defected leading to clashes between them and loyalists between
Kafar Ouaid and Kinsafrah, and they were all killed, including 10 civilians
from the town of Kinsafrah. On December 20, civilian protesters taking refuge
in a valley near Kafar Ouaid were also targeted. They phone for help, but the
only thing the inhabitants of Kafar Ouaid could do was to call human rights
activists abroad and try to get international attention. Some died as result of
pounding. Others had their hands tied and seem to have been summarily executed.
The bodies were then brought to the local mosque. On December 21, another
massacre was committed in the Mount of Shahshabo in a town called Mneer
when 15 internal refugees living in a makeshift camp were killed
when their camp was shelled. “We hope the entire world would stand by us,
because we are being cold in cold blood”
Bayadah Neighborhood /
Homs City / Dec 22:
defectors try to take out a sniper http://youtu.be/hopDAWd-q1w
Another operation that took place in early December targeted Major General
Adnan Dayoub, who was seriously wounded in the attack and reportedly died of
his wounds shortly after. Dayoub was believed to be responsible for the
massacres in Rastan and Tal Kalakh in the Homs Province. Leaked videos, pieced
together in this clip, shows the general addressing his troops encouraging them
to strike hard against the protesters. The second part shows the General lying
on his deathbed http://youtu.be/NRvCdKagCKw.
Protesters show off some
of the listening equipment used by Assad’s security forces to spy on
communications between protesters http://youtu.be/QzhR6fuRaQY
The Druze inhabitants of
the village of Majdal Shams in Occupied Golan join the ranks of the
Revolution by staging their first major protest on Friday December 23 http://youtu.be/vBazI9BhHmA
Still, realities are more often shaped by what Assad snipers and
loyalists are doing every day in places like:
Hama City Bab Qibli (Dec 20) http://youtu.be/6vP6XGReeXE (Dec 23) http://youtu.be/mrDAb0UVO4E Deraa
Na’eemeh (Dec 21) http://youtu.be/UlIRaa36nuU
Hama (Kafar Zeita - Dec 22) http://youtu.be/SL-zHONJzlk
Idlib Idlib City nighttime mourners come under fire http://youtu.be/QU3RDZlDl10 leaving 1 dead
(Dec 22) http://youtu.be/7EK4U6sctc0
Earlier in the day, a car was targeted by snipers http://youtu.be/Oq2XUwoaJLc Security
forces assaulting an old man in Salaheddine Neighborhood in Aleppo City http://youtu.be/SQPzGlugSPY the minaret
of the local mosque in Kafranboudeh in Hama Province is targeted by
loyalists (Dec 23) http://youtu.be/C6Gr5gFd7Gc
And of course Baba
Amr in Homs City (Dec 20) http://youtu.be/9-5ybQyc95E
Bab Amr (Dec 22) The pounding http://youtu.be/d1K9JxFByoQ
, http://youtu.be/zJeD6zotzMY High
Definition http://youtu.be/WaPOhigRoGw
The dead and wounded http://youtu.be/Sy-ylMmUl-8
, http://youtu.be/176m__aE91E , http://youtu.be/6LZF06qQC24 , http://youtu.be/Jwlma2ebYMk , http://youtu.be/EhDbFBzbgHg , http://youtu.be/0c92-1J9MjA , http://youtu.be/0JmO4esNYeQ , http://youtu.be/h-q89TKKioc , http://youtu.be/gKPMEX_IxU4 , http://youtu.be/62tpIt8B7IE Man shot in
the head http://youtu.be/Ao0N19HvTI4 A
man takes his last breaths http://youtu.be/greapAnbRaM
These soldiers were killed by loyalists when tried to defect http://youtu.be/XObdCOvemx0 Blood covers
the streets http://youtu.be/s8_k8xoYB1E Sporadic gunfire continues throughout the
night http://youtu.be/ZdM8AZvek2w
Still, local defectors were still to mount a symbolic operation when they removed
the old flag from on top of the local coop replacing it with the independence
flag that revolutionaries have long adopted. They did so under intense gunfire http://youtu.be/U9eULrlUexQ
And tanks storm Deir
Baalbah in Homs city (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/21FStMj0f0M
Shooting and pounding their way in http://youtu.be/JsO0tpFplwM
, http://youtu.be/8JsWaj8G4H8 The
occupants of this car were hit http://youtu.be/uLGiYaR5Rh8
And the pounding continues http://youtu.be/m5fMuEloNF8
, http://youtu.be/0axhvgTFWUg , http://youtu.be/q0e6HNKhnzw , http://youtu.be/Zqhaj-XUnm0 Sniper
action http://youtu.be/NLPnhNUoRcU
Targeting shops observing strike http://youtu.be/Xd4WKyR1hq0
, http://youtu.be/873JPdNQ9RQ Dead
body in the street http://youtu.be/iSvI_LpO4CU
If you want to see the face of a real Christian martyr for Christmas, this a
protester from Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/GKw6-WYT8j4
In Bayadah, the
pounding took out the electrical wiring in Cairo Street (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/S4D42_LwMU4 A tour of Bab
Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/BaA1R0DfBac
Retrieving a dead body from
the streets in Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/-wynSeCdXi4
Earlier the neighborhood came under intense pounding http://youtu.be/IFlB6OZfl-M , http://youtu.be/UJLE6fyIOig We should
bear in mind that December 22 marks the first day of the visit by the Arab
League Delegation.
And it’s about the
people burying their dead: Hama City Bab Qibli (Dec 20) http://youtu.be/ZZ6u7pqx0o0 , http://youtu.be/euKEdVLIroE Braving
death and loyalist bullets to do it: Damascus City Qadam (Dec 21)
http://youtu.be/X8WVpHIVXoI Rural
Damascus Zabadani (Dec 21) http://youtu.be/Rp2f12jp2xM
Idlib Kafrenbel (Dec 21): one of the 100 martyrs of Kafar Ouaid http://youtu.be/vlfNEOlkwyM Idlib
City (Dec 21) http://youtu.be/r7gxYVE0OMA
Jabal Al-Zawiyeh (Dec 21) burying the local Imam of Kafar Ouaid http://youtu.be/dOiUB9jF_9A Saraqib
(Dec21) funeral for 11-year old boy http://youtu.be/6cfsRQHDFNQ
Ma’arrat Al-Nouman (Dec 22) A child dying http://youtu.be/WoyXzbWI2YI Heesh
Double funeral http://youtu.be/yZN3byvh9x8
Habeet http://youtu.be/W_m_ZCrVI60
Deraa (Nawa - Dec 21) http://youtu.be/NIvuhwcMEmc
, http://youtu.be/Uxg9o-OOgZA Basr
Al-Harir (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/fvv2DyVtinE
Da’el http://youtu.be/IEa6K-1tJjU
Homs City Deir Baalbah (Dec 21) http://youtu.be/TwJ78Hls6f8 Karm
Al-Zeitun http://youtu.be/F3X6PdWPv-s
Bayadah children continue to be targeted http://youtu.be/l-gMFxZlmsY Bayadah (Dec
22) http://youtu.be/ySZ6-VZiOUc Homs
Province Ghanto (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/InGrDD8sgJw
Could it
possibly be that by staging the “terrorist” attacks on Friday, the Assads were really
hoping to detract the world’s attention from those incidents highlighted above,
and from the fact that the average daily death toll is now around 100?
On the night of December
22, the Damascene suburb of Barzeh witnessed Syrians from north, south and
central Syria take part in this nighttime demonstration http://youtu.be/hNkBvPeqWsQ Rural and
Suburban Damascus has received over the last few weeks refugees from all over
Syria, adding more fuel to its already burning fires.
Rural Aleppo, Deir
Ezzor, Hassekh and Raqqah, in other words, the entire northeast, is also
heating up. The increasingly crackdown in Deir Ezzor are not helping matters.
DEIR EZZOR: Huwaijeh under
fire (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/XJAWKungZbg
Qrayah (Qouriyeh) is invaded by Assad loyalists (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/Cs_rGJji_F0 And the
pounding begins http://youtu.be/1uttQYH6bw4
And the defections
continue: Col. Adnan Muhammad Hallak – Hama (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/XCir1WOhWRI He announces
he and his troops are joining the Free Syrian Army. Another defection in Hassakeh
http://youtu.be/ZKBOkz0LnPI Several
army officers declare their defection in front of a crowd of protesters in Bab
Al-Sibaa Neighborhood in Homs City (Dec 23) http://youtu.be/hu0AB4Mc1Mw More
defectors do the same thing in the town of Talbisseh in the larger Homs
Province (Dec 23) http://youtu.be/xVfCzCPxv-Y
Students in the University
of Aleppo continue to defy authorities by staging more and more on-campus
protests and sit-ins (Dec 22) http://youtu.be/ginZ5bBKSNE
, http://youtu.be/Z-DRAgqtauw , http://youtu.be/wVsYIxNvfH0 , http://youtu.be/gxDZl1FEa4A The
crackdown was hard and led to many arrests. Tear gas was used http://youtu.be/5yIPxh-Ed4A
Friday December
23:
a day dedicated to the Protocol of Death, in reference to the Protocol
signed between the Assads and the Arab League allowing for Arab monitors to
enter the country and prepare a report on the situation. The mission is
scheduled to last for 1 month.
HOMS CITY: Snipers in action in Deir
Baalbah http://youtu.be/GCNlPS0XXlo
Another martyr from the neighborhood http://youtu.be/3eZS7Vc4YPc
But people took their dead and held mass funerals to commemorate this Friday http://youtu.be/43io3SHPPtE Speaker says
the regime is the real champion of sectarianism, and that they have targeted
Christians to accuse the people of the neighborhood of being sectarian.
Instead, he invites all to vow revenge for the fallen Christian martyr, killed
by pro-Assad snipers. This is the martyr http://youtu.be/GKw6-WYT8j4
. In a typical fashion, the funeral becomes a protest http://youtu.be/dHmHBFuWl7g , http://youtu.be/Yb6497NLMyo
Baba Amr The day begins by a
funeral for 9 martyrs http://youtu.be/m99Lrl-nPPU
, http://youtu.be/f0iHcozout8 Saying
goodbye http://youtu.be/8pgn297AAvE Protesters
get shot at as they try to cross the streets http://youtu.be/y-X4p3AKcw8 At night,
the neighborhood comes under fire http://youtu.be/2qmGvPxaHhM
, http://youtu.be/5NORocrazAA
In Insha’aat
snipers open fire at protesters http://youtu.be/xYr-jXCFNP4
A defector is killed and his body lies in the streets, the protesters unable to
retrieve it http://youtu.be/sFdAMRApyf8
Protesters and Cameraman
in Malaab (Stadium) come under fire http://youtu.be/jBFEKo4yQXo
Ghoutah is under fire http://youtu.be/u_b31DdqMnA
Worshippers coming in and out of the historic Mosque of Khalid Bin Al-Waleed
are targeted by snipers http://youtu.be/bzKoJKIpfrs
In Khaldiyeh,
snipers kill two worshippers as they leave the local mosque http://youtu.be/TFJHM92pEOc Another body
in the street http://youtu.be/_mQoc17fV-8
Still, the locals held a major protest http://youtu.be/pdx5hVrUR3Q
that goes into the night http://youtu.be/mooU1AXAXe4
In the interim, the neighborhood comes under fire http://youtu.be/CgZzTS2BdqY and gets
back under fire in the deep of night http://youtu.be/18grGfnQITI
, http://youtu.be/e_IVYdLepJA A car
catches fire due to shelling http://youtu.be/WVgQ_bS1-uU
At night, the
neighborhoods of Bab Al-Sibaa, Bab Houd and Sifsafeh come under fire http://youtu.be/mOBS4_v6Rnc , http://youtu.be/FcTFIpoYFn0
Demonstrations: Midan Banners
“Yes, to supporting the Free Syrian Army” “The average daily death toll is now
100” “We demand an Arab intervention force to protect civilians and the
establishment of a buffer zone” http://youtu.be/1Gc8KX_usII
Bab Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/xSGU6GM2gLk
Qoussour http://youtu.be/6pqMMCuGd6g
, http://youtu.be/s7TKJj0fNAc Bab
Houd http://youtu.be/-EQekxBvnzA Insha’aat
http://youtu.be/6mJBs_bMq4A Karm
Al-Shami http://youtu.be/HGVs-v84BQM
Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/QYcPr6uiVA4
Shammas “We will not forget our captives” http://youtu.be/ppCnwWFPG-g Qarabees
Banner “Not Sectarianism, the Syrian people are one” http://youtu.be/hR1Mnt2MF40 Bab
Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/gHA9rYM_nGU
Hamra http://youtu.be/aeFUYAg8CNI
Wadi Al-Arab http://youtu.be/16y_449FM2A
Al-Rifai Neighborhood http://youtu.be/WJQQJwpoG8o
Wa’er http://youtu.be/xKHQ5A9TY0A
, http://youtu.be/NYYxJW2IFzg Bab
Dreib http://youtu.be/1OVKJvdYZqc
, http://youtu.be/ieeHr3Roza4 Bab
Tadmor http://youtu.be/PkFbm8pxgME
Malaab http://youtu.be/FxZZ092VRmw
, http://youtu.be/gOpj-K5_Ugc Asheerah
http://youtu.be/g4PaZjlDXno Karm
Al-Zeitun http://youtu.be/PAqLOJEZrbM
, http://youtu.be/dAhMJxCc_eQ Baba
Amr http://youtu.be/C4Y49dNwsqs Bayadah
http://youtu.be/QydO5mTO_TM , http://youtu.be/bh-mg5TbM_Y Safsafeh
http://youtu.be/yTra5WAP5N8
Nighttime protests take
place all over Homs City, including: Wa’er http://youtu.be/nsbBivOVKU8 Deir
Baalbah http://youtu.be/jVKebtbjqvQ
Bab Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/UaVehpgTEac
Bab Dreib http://youtu.be/gnCjeRovWRs
Shammas http://youtu.be/5iClVV2pFxY
Sifsafeh http://youtu.be/8fbhmA85958
HOMS PROVINCE: In Talbisseh,
children come under sniper fire as they try to cross the road http://youtu.be/xaswCzWbktE on their way
to the local protest http://youtu.be/wl3d1h0brMw
Qseir funeral http://youtu.be/EB5g6wopwA0
Protest http://youtu.be/rRKnpZYhS9k ,
http://youtu.be/SF-aiS9dKUA night http://youtu.be/lis8f0s7vR8
Tadmor (Palmyra) http://youtu.be/N25yZGG17PA , http://youtu.be/lcBb7HuwWu0 Nighttime http://youtu.be/5CvBnnDaUt4 , http://youtu.be/VOAeuTYhVQ8
Houleh http://youtu.be/LlNDFmdUSQs , http://youtu.be/8uPSgxT3fsY , http://youtu.be/drI6LzUndZk Tanks at the
outskirts of town http://youtu.be/uQuBDTh2iiY
Tal Ashour “the people want
international protection” http://youtu.be/NHROUYMOU5M
Ghanto http://youtu.be/ZdaSZa5vjaQ
Night http://youtu.be/4hFSWcdrQBk Qaryatein
http://youtu.be/P_1aojmq-9M Teer
Ma’allah http://youtu.be/7VaIQKcpgdY
DAMASCUS CITY: In Moadamiyah,
a local woman challenges a loyalist security officer telling him “you’re
killing us!,” then she says “down with Bashar Al-Assad, shoot me then” http://youtu.be/B68F7EhLHc4 Another
local woman grieves over the ransacking of her house and curses Assad http://youtu.be/bqLBVWJfAU8
In Douma,
protesters http://youtu.be/qtjzf98PtKA
, http://youtu.be/lAw0Bihui74 come under fire, leaving several seriously
wounded, including this one http://youtu.be/Eze6y938pns
, http://youtu.be/Ch-12ttYTqw This
one is shot in cold blood http://youtu.be/WOg_0cHU4g4
Another local martyr http://youtu.be/FPfo5xH4Xdk
Some arrests were made as well http://youtu.be/5nRXcdGQwEg
, http://youtu.be/j0WBYaDLF04 The
community soon come under sporadic automatic gunfire http://youtu.be/p7x2FMIXV1A as armored
vehicles roam the streets http://youtu.be/dbKYyqO4_RI
At night, protesters take back to the streets http://youtu.be/9E0l_z3rEfo
Loyalist security forces
storm the neighborhood of Sayyidah Zeinab http://youtu.be/tbSPhJ8mVso
In Daraya, people
chant for the Free Syrian Army http://youtu.be/DMiVLndqxfs
Barzeh http://youtu.be/NQlvIirzqSQ
Qadam http://youtu.be/OqFnVDgstu8
Farouk Neighborhood http://youtu.be/9TtX2wePaD0
Qaboun http://youtu.be/Pc7JCSylDio
Saqba http://youtu.be/xaakywMZjjE
Midan District http://youtu.be/cfSOaIT-XBM
, http://youtu.be/ZjF_aZn9nxw Hajar
Aswad http://youtu.be/8KJ66WTbBEI
Naher Eishe (night) http://youtu.be/YjShgAYQ0Zc
Barzeh (night) http://youtu.be/Ka03Y3x7IF4
RURAL & SUBURBAN DAMASCUS: Zabadani: The
charred remains of activists killed by loyalists when their car was targeted by
an RPG rocket http://youtu.be/K44eMEiPLaE
Still, locals took to the streets on Friday and burnt Hezbollah flags http://youtu.be/QwlmzjyLo38 and holding
a major rally http://youtu.be/VUMw2JH2Auc
In which local women take major part http://youtu.be/4sb6Yu_mTic
People stay all through the night http://youtu.be/KPHN6ohKlzY
In nearby Madaya,
people stage their own protest http://youtu.be/bU8yzJhhQGU
, http://youtu.be/LoB3Vg4QVj0
When they can’t use
tanks, Assad loyalists use these cars to patrol the protest communities in
Rural Damascus Qatana http://youtu.be/pT8ti9rowS0
Loyalists forces storm Arbeen http://youtu.be/JG9I5KdKqyQ
, http://youtu.be/EtcIuuxO8Ck Still,
people take to the streets at night http://youtu.be/V3dAHtrEebg
Protesters in Zamalka
http://youtu.be/hErVfnBLjAs come
under fire leading to many wounded http://youtu.be/E8ry8Ym8Mks
, http://youtu.be/rmwa7nJOIGI
Demonstrations Yabroud http://youtu.be/yi9cRJhIqRU , http://youtu.be/q7MUu10AWsY Qarrah
http://youtu.be/gFV2nl1Iq6o , http://youtu.be/3hP75KEWloM Wadi
Barada http://youtu.be/S2H6WSEHvrk
Zakiyeh http://youtu.be/LiuftD5cvhw
Hameh http://youtu.be/6faFxHKY6yY
Night http://youtu.be/PwnbkNiMfJQ Artouz
http://youtu.be/Q4OweglwulA Hamouriyeh
http://youtu.be/Nhu0dVHK5gI Kisweh
http://youtu.be/N71G-Z6fu1I Mqeilabiyeh
http://youtu.be/G-gVinISvok Eltal
http://youtu.be/-w6_yTWHr1M Rankous
http://youtu.be/fAgjo94ayr0 , http://youtu.be/v4QtMAyR7RY Kanaker
http://youtu.be/g85xHyBL7o0 Dmeir
http://youtu.be/nUfpaMe_woY Ain
Terma http://youtu.be/jlRsq0PzGS0
Qoudsayah http://youtu.be/sbzFmRysH3o But
protesters soon come under attack from loyalists http://youtu.be/ilGyTinfNGk Still, at
night people take to the streets again http://youtu.be/TrKpcFwVyTE
At night, a major
demonstration takes place in Zamalka http://youtu.be/HzsPN4x54GQ , http://youtu.be/nEmN5qLhfGM and in Sirghaya
http://youtu.be/rUMkFy6Jjiw Harasta
http://youtu.be/yji7Zat9veE Kafar
Batna http://youtu.be/ByYdlEyBDQk
Yafour & Sabbourah http://youtu.be/I8wnH7QvCmU
IDLIB: In Khan Shaikhoon
a funeral-cum-protest http://youtu.be/zRoYsJWRWR8
, http://youtu.be/K7HpjpCuEFg a local
martyr http://youtu.be/C2tq2l3SHTI At
night, the neighborhood comes under renewed fire http://youtu.be/TIkqfZEiZHQ
Taftanaz http://youtu.be/RH8yOB4Vo1M A similar
event in Idlib City http://youtu.be/9XIi8rEFNQg
, http://youtu.be/PUzHjawsK5w Kafrenbel
Banner “Civilized World! The Syrian Regime’s massacres have put your
credibility about Human Rights at stake” http://youtu.be/pPh7pNczXSo
Protesters later come under fire http://youtu.be/wX4YORau1RA
resulting in several casualties, including this one http://youtu.be/g5KSBl8C9LA
Ma’arat Hourmeh http://youtu.be/HsBNxw33OMw Binnish
http://youtu.be/7tcDn4hT-7Q , http://youtu.be/jC6Uk3RH1X0 Kafroumah
Tanks at the outskirts http://youtu.be/NbTnSldaKyo
protests downtown http://youtu.be/I2aDhatGJ7Y , http://youtu.be/rBBy02VYM5c Hzano
http://youtu.be/_gXiJCLs0BA Kafar
Sajnah “your silence is killing us, we only have God [on our side]” http://youtu.be/GoTLNBwwQKg , http://youtu.be/AgiuUwGvh3g Kafar
Takhareem http://youtu.be/MwGJPHHVJJA
Ma’arrat Al-Nouman http://youtu.be/mHyTFC5WhhM
, http://youtu.be/40bsH5b8PSE Jbala
http://youtu.be/5t-1KuupIoM Ta’oum
http://youtu.be/GUSnYxFRCyo Night http://youtu.be/_lV2alfUR7k Saraqib
http://youtu.be/htjdZrL13CI Habeet
http://youtu.be/PLOWfc1AY1E Eltaman’ah
http://youtu.be/R0bNB2GGDaA Sheikh
Moustafa http://youtu.be/EDsUC6s0ayE
Jabal Al-Zawiyeh “Even if you us all, the rocks of the mountain will
defy you” http://youtu.be/HZer7RYvprg
Zardana http://youtu.be/KKJYUUz3haQ
Heesh http://youtu.be/mGZkHXikBz4
Jisr Ashoughour (Kastan) http://youtu.be/NhSAvpxBFzA
Telmens http://youtu.be/rOmvPyGf3-U
Sarmada http://youtu.be/hXKHVOC39ng
Ma’arrat Masreen Banner “We demand a buffer zone for the FSA” http://youtu.be/KAMsqh5G0l8 Sarmeen
http://youtu.be/LaHTvQvKj7I Jarjanaz
http://youtu.be/hcpzXOH0pbU Hreinoush
http://youtu.be/1_eGJoUx_oU Elteh
http://youtu.be/zEdMH7pRZBc Ain
Sheeb http://youtu.be/RRKYaOKhXqE
Ma’asaran http://youtu.be/S_pwcvT084M
Gilli http://youtu.be/Jif66500dCc
Ghadfeh http://youtu.be/KnegSai0UNE
Farkayah http://youtu.be/jmXrblIsQb0
Khan Al-Subul http://youtu.be/ygJqGckYIXY
HAMA: The minaret of the
local mosque in Kafranboudeh is targeted by loyalists http://youtu.be/C6Gr5gFd7Gc
Major demonstrations
took place in Hilfaya Banner “Surpoprt the Free Syrian Army before it’s
too late” http://youtu.be/FlP7iz8ERVI
, http://youtu.be/R9A_7IiYYUY Kafar
Zeita “he speaks about reforms, but he is actually a murderer. He is a
madman, a madman” http://youtu.be/OuqdYbbREWY
Taybat Al-Imam http://youtu.be/ypv3vwZBWRg
Breidej “Freedom forever in spite of you Assad” http://youtu.be/Hmisvmb7SOU Sauran
http://youtu.be/hzZX4-i2Uoc , http://youtu.be/rFfjWpyd2Fk Karnaz
http://youtu.be/zN59_YxoB84 Mourek
http://youtu.be/EnhKgklp2Mk Ellatamneh
http://youtu.be/oF8iaGtPM8c Ma’ardis
http://youtu.be/mlcTqIZEhEg In Khattab,
local protesters present their own secret weapon for fighting against Bashar http://youtu.be/AVtEDbPumpI which was a
small act in a big show of defiance http://youtu.be/kK6KRMmHJ6s
Hama City Loyalist security
forces open fire at protesters killing few http://youtu.be/tIoQbX51Y9Y
, http://youtu.be/WjPI4w4e_zs One of
the martyrs http://youtu.be/mrDAb0UVO4E
(Bab Qibli) http://youtu.be/JRuQD6JON3s
(Aleppo Road) http://youtu.be/blSGECjcfMU
(Hamidiyeh) http://youtu.be/4h-hmXR7k-k
(Frayeh) http://youtu.be/A8EmZMJvdRM
(Qoussour) http://youtu.be/ecA8NXbn9T8
(Eleilaat) http://youtu.be/9o4DhyS90GQ
(Kazoo) http://youtu.be/vaiGhl1ptXc
(Osman Bin Affan Mosque) http://youtu.be/0IAC7309FDY
(Arba’een Neighborhood) http://youtu.be/1tCQDRAywQA
(Malaab) http://youtu.be/ar8hwR8ScJA Loyalists
storm the neighborhood of Sabouniyeh http://youtu.be/5UBGr1tULyA
Nighttime (Hamidiyeh) http://youtu.be/M9h7EM6jnBs (Aleppo
Road) http://youtu.be/5mUfGRdqTLM
DERAA/HAURAN: In Harrah,
protester http://youtu.be/wJ91IPhUewo
come under fire http://youtu.be/9k6gn5k-j7U
, http://youtu.be/NzOLI-wIpPs Bosra
Al-Sham http://youtu.be/_VV0RirvMRc
, http://youtu.be/pZqYNCXmftQ Hraak
http://youtu.be/IObPJy5Z86c Khirbet
Ghazaleh http://youtu.be/Mdnrzg1m9cE
Ataman http://youtu.be/fC46-1QY8qo
Na’eemeh http://youtu.be/1KdmBSeSwaw
Saida http://youtu.be/9HztsdMC_ug
Tafas http://youtu.be/MRJcirbQlmE
Basr Al-Harir http://youtu.be/356jkQpK8SY
Tseel http://youtu.be/OHVHeaws6u0
Ma’arabah http://youtu.be/I4sVDjnOkzU
Jizah http://youtu.be/J6QVGkGdTyA
Ghariyeh http://youtu.be/Yex4fDHuwgg
Adwan http://youtu.be/DkZqavxg5Zo
Mleihah http://youtu.be/e9tEgXoNAzQ
Namar http://youtu.be/xQoDv8Ve074
Mseifrah http://youtu.be/gCP1O0kpG3E
Da’el http://youtu.be/AIidbCPcN5k
Sahem http://youtu.be/wlXY0h7PYdo
Um Al-Mayadin http://youtu.be/BBHT3475ygM
Sourah http://youtu.be/Wdn_sEgyux0
Sheikh Miskeen http://youtu.be/Bcx0kzsjilo
Ghabaghib offers a martyr http://youtu.be/uQytFEe0Hvo after a protest
http://youtu.be/54XQqmLOZMo comes
under fire http://youtu.be/mSR48vRLlx0
, http://youtu.be/NMXcjG8aX7w
Saida comes under fire at
night http://youtu.be/yJ5Jkdzt8Q8 Nawa
comes under fire at night http://youtu.be/nIwlc7nKGaw
, http://youtu.be/tG2Wqy-YHf4 Demonstrations
take place in most communities above, including Da’el http://youtu.be/E_4GCvFdTqg
In Deraa City
people in Kashef Neighborhood protest inside the mosque to avoid the
myriad snipers stationed throughout the city http://youtu.be/Vsf9CG3Jg8k Still, on
their way out they come under fire http://youtu.be/fNTdP3Dbv5I
In Sadd Street, locals manage to put a small protest together http://youtu.be/zEm3LO6ZBj8 Much larger
demonstration took place in Mahata http://youtu.be/TH8WA8qqjjo
And they stay through the night http://youtu.be/b-aa0sgdayo
In Qoussour, loyalist security forces pursue protesters http://youtu.be/kMcfo5PoawA
ALEPPO: Aleppo City
loyalists broke a small protests in Masakin Hanano http://youtu.be/yBuQx7Ni3ko Firing at
protesters http://youtu.be/l5mUwRkIW1A
Elsewhere in the city, people still manage to put a small protest together http://youtu.be/NqLFJU3m9jM
Anadan http://youtu.be/uPunNB5_QrA , http://youtu.be/1JyqBTewsBU , http://youtu.be/LZ1-qySxegw night http://youtu.be/dSX6eHmBVyA Marei
http://youtu.be/QBdjzMgnGZI , http://youtu.be/opNPGCWZ4Ss Hreitan
http://youtu.be/-UA06H4X_hs Bzar’ah
http://youtu.be/a5nbjuqQYpo Atarib
http://youtu.be/k4dQNXacfpI , http://youtu.be/HvKxER0MsKo Hayyan
http://youtu.be/a1w47xZVPg4 Eizaz
http://youtu.be/Qrew5af-gz8 Elbab
http://youtu.be/hsj1Vvvv1yU Bayanoun
http://youtu.be/EfcWrTeM99g Maysir
http://youtu.be/VUD5iQrAbds Jeeneh
http://youtu.be/Yjk8WU3xhxs Anjarah
(night) http://youtu.be/CDb3FiheT0w Kafar
Nouran (night) http://youtu.be/k1Q15tPQFiU
Manbej http://youtu.be/rEVaI3iZIEU
But protesters were soon attacked by Assad loyalists http://youtu.be/Lh8X2mweGl8
Turkmen Bareh (Night) http://youtu.be/VUPxEPOUvVA
Qabbasseen (Night) http://youtu.be/sPs9nvyjSYg
RAQQAH: Tabaqah http://youtu.be/A4gLVgLB550 Night http://youtu.be/proa-udcJoM
LATTAKIA: Hiffeh http://youtu.be/7oy15qXnL8M Lattakia
City people protest inside local mosque to avoid security clampdown http://youtu.be/lM6zWJ1azmc In Jableh, a
mixed coastal town of Sunnis, Alawites and Christians, loyalists lay siege to
local mosques in order to prevent demonstrations http://youtu.be/6M4ZdFzo-m8
DEIR EZZOR: In Deir Ezzor City
protesters come under loyalist fire http://youtu.be/MJncPH-6QAE
Jarzi http://youtu.be/hPX6iMTKxRM
Qrayah http://youtu.be/wSNaPYpY2nQ
HASSAKEH: Qamishly http://youtu.be/1C3fl0lNtAU , http://youtu.be/mryv0TMRNMs Amoudeh
Assad, his brother, his cousin and his FM are hang in effigy http://youtu.be/edaFbivskyc , http://youtu.be/YvKY-K6vwUg Ras
Al-Ain http://youtu.be/myKf0U2TLW8
Dirbassiyeh http://youtu.be/_3txCyXeMT4
Ghweiran http://youtu.be/NWJmyA8VdhU
Saturday
December 24 highlights
Protests throughout the
country were dedicated to Baba Amr Neighborhood in Homs City which underwent
heavy pounding by loyalists in an effort to bring this restive neighborhood
under control.
HOMS CITY: two tanks taking part
of the siege of Baba Amr http://youtu.be/-kW_fPB5m9w
As the sounds of prayers and gunfire are intermixed http://youtu.be/VAX_kPn_LWo , http://youtu.be/W-Q43314omY The pounding
continues http://youtu.be/CloVC1969lA
It intensifies http://youtu.be/znEFMDqbSdg
Tanks storm the fields affiliated with the neighborhoods http://youtu.be/jd2Kz6ve8BM In the brief
lull between bouts of shelling, the local women call for help http://youtu.be/ZhPREh_LeIA A new martyr
http://youtu.be/c9xeAsqLqpU Women die
under fire too http://youtu.be/Q8ZS7Nf-Hqo
Some get wounded http://youtu.be/eSIrbIrDJf0
Entire families are hurt http://youtu.be/h_iW1WFf8sA
Khaldiyeh holds a funeral http://youtu.be/QAbOUs5IQ-A for this
activist http://youtu.be/DAhfwyFOfHY and
come under fire at night http://youtu.be/4D8efj9GJ-s
Demonstrations take
place in Bab Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/fHvDbz6gA4M
A recent defector takes part http://youtu.be/RS8ERIopDBo
Night Ghouta http://youtu.be/ZElzxJ7cMZs
Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/eEEdxEP3tR0
Shammas http://youtu.be/BcpD_1DCcVk
Qoussour http://youtu.be/-yDb7uBnFoo
Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/S8XwCPTnBtY
Wa’er http://youtu.be/-e8cbu3zMvE
HOMS PROVINCE: Teer Ma’allah http://youtu.be/i7gI0xZkD7I Qseir
http://youtu.be/jShWi_l2RjU Talbisseh
holds a funeral http://youtu.be/OBwzTpWrCpM
for this martyr http://youtu.be/xhcXR5qVfB4
They come under heavy fire but they stand their ground http://youtu.be/DXcUA_cdq3g
Houleh offers a martyr who was
killed under torture http://youtu.be/_z2MgLXxDlg
And another http://youtu.be/Hyr8Vf3U3uE
But at night, and despite the rain, people take to the streets http://youtu.be/WJ8f-_6AwF8
Ghanto holds a funeral http://youtu.be/zj_EX1s-Hoo And another
funeral http://youtu.be/vvOOO6XWkbg
for this activist who was killed under torture http://youtu.be/l_fjOZn9vBA The sister
takes part and leads the chant “Syria wants freedom” http://youtu.be/VNRTstAHjkw
Tadmor (Palmyra) http://youtu.be/EB7JrK1Tp4Q
IDLIB: Ariha All-women
http://youtu.be/1n_mMNnfgXY Haass
http://youtu.be/Kc_EzNkiuhQ Idlib
City holds a funeral http://youtu.be/3xmpWzfikW0
for this martyr http://youtu.be/krJhIJwrfE0
Ma’arrat Al-Nouman buries this child martyr http://youtu.be/KrGPzpFHm9g More
demonstrations took place in Barseh http://youtu.be/z9jQ3y_D8gE
Binnish http://youtu.be/V8ckGQLUPlY
At night, the region around Khan Shaikhoon come fire http://youtu.be/wOkoTP04CN0
DAMASCUS CITY: The inhabitants of the
suburb of Douma hold a double funeral for Friday’s martyrs http://youtu.be/LPYSnht85Ac The two
martyrs http://youtu.be/XBpcK5DqpAA ,
http://youtu.be/_wQ-NUV9Tdc thousands
took part http://youtu.be/sctjS4fZFK0
, http://youtu.be/938zRxDojiU “Bashar
stop barking, the people want a no-fly zone” http://youtu.be/TQCpmgeNvxw , http://youtu.be/fC3-C9ck8Qk , http://youtu.be/J6xooEKsVcs Funerals are
called weddings and in a typical fashion of a wedding, the martyr’s colleagues
take him for a spin http://youtu.be/57dOg9N_UaE
The women follow from a distance and are protected by the men http://youtu.be/uYH7Bd2XL2o More
mourning at night http://youtu.be/-QPAsTwNw70
The locals at Sayidah
Zeinab held a funeral http://youtu.be/l3XXBmpXV0E
for this martyr http://youtu.be/BcRz1OTjvdQ
said to have been killed in the suicide attacks in Damascus, but locals blamed
the authorities for the death and clashed with security forces.
Assad Security forces
prevent a funeral in Moadamiyeh http://youtu.be/BcoB1tdAGGA
, http://youtu.be/3hmy7II7M7g from
reaching the local cemetery http://youtu.be/XEDCmpMGmaE
More demonstrations Midan http://youtu.be/8tcM-0llSXA , http://youtu.be/PFA2ah6brKE
Zahirah http://youtu.be/lPNgMq9E0zE
An all women demonstration in Daraya http://youtu.be/up_lhZkBHBk And a major
nighttime demonstration is held http://youtu.be/l_60EvUlAvg
Barzeh http://youtu.be/o0jCvLAAa0M
RURAL & SUBURBAN
DAMASCUS:
Rheibeh holds a funeral http://youtu.be/IsEFdSDMogk
Nighttime protests took place in Zamalka http://youtu.be/3YnEoTJJNrg Hamouriyeh
http://youtu.be/_dD2MPh3HM8 Assali
http://youtu.be/e9YfEKCkT1k Yabroud
http://youtu.be/oatUYC7sp8o
HAMA: Kafar Zeita http://youtu.be/5S0du9trEg0 Taybat
Al-Imam http://youtu.be/CNhbyGlCHgw
Hama City (Hamidyeh) locals send their best wishes to their Christian neighbors
http://youtu.be/_j-a9luzFko
DERAA/HAURAN: In Ghabaghib a
mother grieves for martyred son http://youtu.be/6-Y8LFA3DmE
His funeral http://youtu.be/r2sbWZxdp2U
Impact of shelling on Hraak
(Dec 21) http://youtu.be/lT1zmTG2bVs
, http://youtu.be/iR5NJlo7Z7Q Tanks
roam the streets http://youtu.be/K20pcM9_XaI
and open fire on locals http://youtu.be/sNUwIMCYlQg
Deraa Balad http://youtu.be/5Ho3JkD-U0Y Nawa
a martyr http://youtu.be/6gUwZW9Kyds Da’el
http://youtu.be/yHGqTI13JjE Ma’arabah
http://youtu.be/_Wg4yxUCbvw
ALEPPO: Tal Rif’aat
holds a funeral for a woman martyr http://youtu.be/W2Xf8nh2Uos
, http://youtu.be/LYdXp19iVxI Elbab
http://youtu.be/OcL5_TdJb5o
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