The killing continues!

Loyalist troops are often no more than rural kids of mostly Alawite descent, high school dropouts who have been brainwashed, zombified and sent into action. In many ways, they are as much victims as the people they kill. Such is the essence of our current tragedy and the depth of Assads’ betrayal.

Monday 16, 2012

Today’s death toll:  21. The breakdown: 9 in Homs City, 4 in Hassakeh, 6 in Idlib Province (5 defectors), 1 in Aleppo...

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Leaked videos show loyalist troops in action http://youtu.be/RgsN7ctthSc , http://youtu.be/tYHIxxDrW3o Loyalist troops are often no more than Alawite kids 18 to mid-20, heavily brain-washed high school dropouts from the rural areas and mountainous areas along the coast. They were bred to believe that the Assads are the well-nigh holy protectors of their community, and over the last few months they were told so many lies and offered so many inducements as to dull their senses. They have been zombified and sent into action. In many ways, they are as much victims as the people they kill. Such is the essence of our current tragedy and the depth of Assads’ betrayal.

HOMS – THE CITY

Karm Al-Zeitun: Assad loyalist troops opened fire on people who were standing in line to buy bread, leaving several dead and dozens of wounded. The wounded http://youtu.be/43OuoNkEmbo , http://youtu.be/oFp2FexBAAA , http://youtu.be/n5asawtECeY A woman martyr http://youtu.be/jC-ndx5keoU Loyalist bullets didn’t differentiate between Muslims and Christians: 2 Christian brothers were among the killed http://youtu.be/k10acHiHeDM

Baba Amr Loyalists shoot up local homes http://youtu.be/A6BLbAcmBAg A female martyr http://youtu.be/Ybo7XB1hEb4 Preparing her for burial http://youtu.be/E9CZmSjwYSg A wounded http://youtu.be/lJAuvsIZg1g

Insha’aat comes under fire http://youtu.be/wEEE-U4Jn74 Earlier in the day, Local activist Khalid Abou Salah addressed a small rally accompanied by Abdelbassit Sarout http://youtu.be/XHMaDLvLLII “When we cry for our martyrs and feel sad, this does not mean that our will grew weak. We cry for them so we can still feel tem in our midst and not let their blood go to waste.”

A martyr from Insha’aat http://youtu.be/NaFSDLNIdTk a martyr from Baba Amr http://youtu.be/xt2EmIexTuk

Al-Rifai: this child woke up to an explosion in his hone that seriously wounded his mother and sister. He recounts what happened http://youtu.be/T1z9bm2v4_k

Bab Dreib comes under intense fire at night http://youtu.be/ASKiAw-wARI

Rallies Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/C75iACf008I , http://youtu.be/cMXl9uu346w Al-Rifai http://youtu.be/hx8lIGXLncs Nighttime Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/Pbp09vHzf24 , http://youtu.be/5swFOaHt5pE Qarabees & Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/sAj-_SB995c Baba Amr http://youtu.be/dFJ3pGOQKS4 Qoussour http://youtu.be/HMcGFjHQfLg Ghoutah http://youtu.be/yoRsmY3MOow Bab Dreib http://youtu.be/UE4Bsn3rbVU Bab Houd http://youtu.be/ENAhcvhZaJQ Sifsafeh http://youtu.be/roZ828elD98 Wa’er http://youtu.be/Jk1N1HJDs0I Malaab http://youtu.be/Zy4TBarflWw

HOMS – THE PROVINCE

Rallies Ghanto http://youtu.be/lkEuKKyoJlk Qseir http://youtu.be/SynREp2kQos Nighttime Tadmor http://youtu.be/yXc7QyPPoE0 Hassya http://youtu.be/4J2_ihilzOE Tal Shur http://youtu.be/1EiQ9gZCRmQ Talbisseh http://youtu.be/1kSu9KToUWU

HAMA – THE CITY

Salamiyeh Road: A gathering of loyalist troops http://youtu.be/JHj-WvJuI_4

Nighttime Rallies Sheikh Anbar http://youtu.be/oLSmsT2XsTY Bab Qibli http://youtu.be/VSgG0xdllyQ Hamidiyeh http://youtu.be/hGvYBYx3NN4 Aleppo Road http://youtu.be/ItGNMtIeS3g Sabouniyeh http://youtu.be/PewGr8WQQ2g Eleilaat http://youtu.be/_JqWmqFVvkI

HAMA – THE PROVINCE

Ellatamneh http://youtu.be/YYcNK-2aYcU Taybat Al-Imam http://youtu.be/3dZoFPZZvkA

DAMASCUS – THE CITY

Rallies Barzeh night http://youtu.be/HoTiWX94bmA , http://youtu.be/evxVGx57CjI , http://youtu.be/VDYtS9Zjo_0 , http://youtu.be/6PYML7F8K_A Daraya http://youtu.be/idRHc275sOo , http://youtu.be/5K2-iQyYpRA Night http://youtu.be/WgSz0tcK2II Qadam http://youtu.be/cQ3qu4x4SN8 Night http://youtu.be/GVIDdOEIfks Midan night http://youtu.be/Re4_-sgm2GA Qaboun Night http://youtu.be/KoDiRxHnkh8 Mazzeh Night http://youtu.be/JNQlCdbpoGE Jobar Night http://youtu.be/j5tnKWcZQso Al-Hajar Al-Aswad Night http://youtu.be/kGTEzCl49oc

DAMASCUS – THE NORTHERN SUBURBS

Dmeir A martyr http://youtu.be/3n-NGnLI97M A nighttime funeral http://youtu.be/FeAzQWUEKsc Then a rally http://youtu.be/S9tMaGwN8d0

Rallies Assal Al-Ward http://youtu.be/DlVlw9eH7f0 , http://youtu.be/ga9IvtDZudQ Rankous http://youtu.be/YrXB5LY-dOc

DAMASCUS – THE EASTERN SUBURBS

Nighttime Rallies Harasta http://youtu.be/qrsQAh-dlag Zamalka http://youtu.be/CKGIJxNB0ko Douma http://youtu.be/n5O6riVvQas Kafar Batna http://youtu.be/IQSYQ9RptrU Aqrabah http://youtu.be/p73jlepn9z0

DAMASCUS – THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS 

Rallies Zakiyeh http://youtu.be/bxlIC-Rx260

DAMASCUS – THE WESTERN SUBURBS

Zabadani: the pounding continues http://youtu.be/R-oFwkKp0dM , http://youtu.be/_Tv6uVbz0Ws Members affiliated with the local Free Syrian Army unit introduce themselves, vowing that Assad loyalist will never take over their town and explaining that they have decided to take arms when Assad troops kept firing at peaceful rallies http://youtu.be/RncvkPw8Np8 One of the tanks laying siege to the city http://youtu.be/fbGu_OVHwPg At night, the pounding resumes http://youtu.be/TNGgWARuXVE , http://youtu.be/sD57ZWcGXt4

Rallies Ain Al-Fijeh http://youtu.be/ig8bs_tWk5M Wadi Barada http://youtu.be/EZp_ujGHwyo

IDLIB PROVINCE

Ariha: protesters come under fire from loyalist troops http://youtu.be/5lmaeOV3EUM even as AL monitors pay a visit to their town http://youtu.be/e9dsXP3OMGM , http://youtu.be/ruTUhmX3_BE and talk to the locals http://youtu.be/mDtUmIacavc , http://youtu.be/6t7Ux2r3G5M A doctor complains about lack of basic supplies http://youtu.be/wgo_DtLO1Do The monitors walk away http://youtu.be/b-LnacxzBPo Locals still try to talk to them as they leave http://youtu.be/GY05IjK1Qog

In Idlib City, a woman meet with monitors and demand the release of her detained husband http://youtu.be/XSKmNnILjHA

Kafrenbel comes under fire http://youtu.be/IrMhj97XhX4 Binnish declares its independence http://youtu.be/IZkLci6ATdk

More defections http://youtu.be/wt5G1zbxxBM

Rallies Maasaran http://youtu.be/yDdGCfAga7s Karnaz http://youtu.be/1FamdOeHzMg Kafroumah http://youtu.be/wO-uMj586wQ Khan Shaikhoon http://youtu.be/rH1DCM_Oxpo Nighttime Taftanaz http://youtu.be/pVA-O2JQfEg Binnish http://youtu.be/9QdR_Un25ek Darkoush http://youtu.be/v6pvJZEL6YY

DERAA – THE CITY

Mahatah http://youtu.be/fjfcd1yp-CY

DERAA – THE PROVINCE (AKA HAURAN)

Bosra Al-Sham comes under fire at night http://youtu.be/T1z9bm2v4_k As is the case in many other communities across the country, wood is the only source of fuel for cooking and heating in the community now http://youtu.be/siV5MCHHD3c

Kafar Shams A martyr http://youtu.be/fglW8tQWZvA A funeral http://youtu.be/1xYsQP_W1C4 , http://youtu.be/1xYsQP_W1C4

Harrah A funeral http://youtu.be/R4nqPVoZkag , http://youtu.be/r5KvtsMygqM Ankhel Local women stand up to Loyalist troops http://youtu.be/hOz7K-JP2uo

Rallies Kateebeh http://youtu.be/XdevtGvOOy4 Basr Al-Harir http://youtu.be/BKssOGbtxNQ Bosra Al-Sham http://youtu.be/un6Bpmh6LrY Tseel http://youtu.be/jFHzTrAPB2Q Um Walad http://youtu.be/l_FKXhm6jcY Nighttime Mhajeh http://youtu.be/_CyMP0HpKdc Namar http://youtu.be/ly8NiBcYT28 Da’el http://youtu.be/d2-H8dNhvmk

DEIR EZZOR PROVINCE

Nighttime Rallies Jarthi http://youtu.be/yaCr1ZQSbvM Jbeileh http://youtu.be/c2ZEAwNu4cU

HASSAKEH PROVINCE

Rallies Dirbassiyeh http://youtu.be/sVNGWG_rFEE , http://youtu.be/1ckbxNpp_Rg Night Qamishly http://youtu.be/Hs_9VmeqLgo

ALEPPO – THE CITY

Arab and Kurdish students from the University of Aleppo organize a nighttime rally http://youtu.be/rPQDg5Ec4H0 , http://youtu.be/f3_nvdQLlq8 , http://youtu.be/SKs2up7Aguc

ALEPPO – THE PROVINCE

The local imam in Marei defects from the formal religious establishment http://youtu.be/NDFeFBajHKg

Rallies Marei Night http://youtu.be/eQIdxCyIHgc Tal Rif’aat all-women rally http://youtu.be/znxCAP13DTA Hayan Night http://youtu.be/ks0mVR_bp1o Atarib Night http://youtu.be/NbXWI_SUuEc Dabiq http://youtu.be/ZsOW5s7N19E Turkman Bareh Night http://youtu.be/HsBkgCWxR-k

QUNEITRAH

Qurqus a funeral for 2 activists who were killed yesterday http://youtu.be/pAzPLT-wmXQ

LATTAKIA

In Lattakia City, AL monitored don’t have to worry about opposition rallies, due to tight security, but they have to be weary of loyalist attacks. This time, they are accompanied by the crew of the loyalist Addounia TV http://youtu.be/PF4h2NCrrKY Despite the tight security cordon around AL monitors, some activists manage to reach the monitors http://youtu.be/hWkhGRdWnDk And a local woman activist managed to meet with one and gave him an account of the different massacres that have taken place since April http://youtu.be/eGpKdM3-M7U

RAQQAH

Raqqah City: nighttime protesters http://youtu.be/Vn-hwcrRUdc come under fire from loyalist troops http://youtu.be/WgPR7HKZpR0