As we commemorate the 30th
anniversary of the infamous Hama Massacre, it is clear that the Assads have
learned nothing. The protesters, on the other hand, though most of whom are too
young to remember the true darkness of those days, seem to have learned the most
important lesson of all, namely that the key to winning to your freedom lies in
confronting your fears not burying your head in the sand, or falling on nihilistic
tactics that could only turn your worst nightmares into self-fulfilling
prophecies.
Thursday 02, 2012
Today’s death toll: 17. The Breakdown: 4
in Deraa, 3 in Homs, 3 in Aleppo, 3 in Idlib, 1 in Quneitrah, 1 in Hama, 1 in
Rural Damascus and 1 in Raqqah.
Reports from the region say that loyalist troops are massing on
the borders of the town of Zabadani in Rural Damascus.
FSA claims to have destroyed a number of armored vehicles near
Kafar Ouaid in Idlib Province. Clashes between loyalists and defectors occurred
as well in Jizah in Deraa Province and Sarjah in Idlib Province.
News
Op-Eds
& Special Reports
Hama
Hama
City: Activists
pour red paint in the streets and Noria to commemorate the 30th
anniversary of the Hama massacre which began on February 2, 1982 and lasted for
about 1 month killing between 30-40,000 locals http://youtu.be/vNJNpaXPZ3k , http://youtu.be/bI4aAX868cI , http://youtu.be/k8bRfg1YyjA The move
comes as well as a sign of protest against the current crackdown by troops
loyal to Bashar Al-Assad, the son of the perpetrator of the first massacre who
seems bent on filling his father’s shoes, even, or perhaps especially, if it
kills us. But, as a local activist put it “Hafez died but Hama didn't.” And as my
own son added “So will Bashar die as well, but Hama won't.”
Homs
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Homs City
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Old
Homs: local
members of the FSA pledge to defend the quarters and its neighborhoods from
loyalist onslaught http://youtu.be/uOhK_yMkVU8
Baba
Amr:
local members of the FSA repel a loyalist attack and confiscate a BMP http://youtu.be/0_kVUbN3tUg , http://youtu.be/xIuqjgFkaR4 Sporadic
pounding of the neighborhood with mortars continues http://youtu.be/56KMrRhZ0QY A tour of
the neighborhood http://youtu.be/tXd0OPBwu9U
Bab
Al-Sibaa:
Martyrs http://youtu.be/uMxEKUNav9o
, http://youtu.be/jLwuQdypRV8
Boustan
Al-Diwan:
impact of pounding on local mosque http://youtu.be/Y9usrP8q2bc
Impact of pounding on homes http://youtu.be/b9kdPt4b3Hw
Impact of pounding on the streets http://youtu.be/qvAa6Nf8lOs
Impact of pounding on the local church http://youtu.be/405FA2lB5Lk
The new defectors who saved the neighborhood yesterday http://youtu.be/84o05pKok6Y Locals
celebrate their saviors http://youtu.be/nJSbXg84-Y8
Bayadah: treating a
wounded man http://youtu.be/fakboxp1vak
Deir
Baalbah:
A martyr http://youtu.be/qvf50pTSux0
Bab
Dreib:
a tank destroyed by local members of the FSA http://youtu.be/vmdzzVokYWw
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Daytime Rallies
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Shammas (funeral) http://youtu.be/m1tdis8AkNI Wa’er
(all girls rally) http://youtu.be/xu9c43HLa_A
Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/erNw0DFlUD4
Jub Al-Jandali http://youtu.be/-exUJSIn3Qo
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Nighttime Rallies
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Wa’er http://youtu.be/lG6eAa6LiFI Ghoutah
http://youtu.be/2JTmXrLa1Tw Insha’aat
http://youtu.be/mJTrmormgDM Baba
Amr http://youtu.be/f3HaiLuCQSU
Qarabees http://youtu.be/ALKYIN9hH7A
Bab Houd http://youtu.be/UsWJG6Y81ZI
Qoussour http://youtu.be/KauUe1eWyLo
Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/GAMCh1N_oOI
Jub Al-Jandali http://youtu.be/_NoSngLB11E
Karm Al-Shami http://youtu.be/RSDngAHWp9w
Bab Dreib http://youtu.be/8bVkwtJIBUY
Al-Rabei Al-Arabi http://youtu.be/krbQTQmsEoI
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Homs Province
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Rastan: more loyalist
reinforcements on their way to Rastan http://youtu.be/YsEiJbm4nO8
An old woman mourns her martyred husband to the sounds of pounding outside
their home http://youtu.be/ddRdYiUFynU
The pounding continues http://youtu.be/EnGI3KTkq2E
Impact of pounding http://youtu.be/ySOvjUWkPGA
This is the fighting unit responsible for protecting the Rastan http://youtu.be/4bpPF5mpaD4 Loyalist
checkpoint that was taken over by FSA http://youtu.be/rdYl0O11GF0
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Daytime Rallies
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Ghanto http://youtu.be/C9OORi4GlEI Houleh
http://youtu.be/pQivUs4yKPU Talbisseh
http://youtu.be/36mZZYKh9PE
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Nighttime Rallies
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Tadmor http://youtu.be/8t6wn8DH2WE
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Damascus
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Damascus City
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Daytime Rallies
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Barzeh (student rally in
which students burn their national education textbooks filled with Baath
ideology and praise for the Assads) http://youtu.be/SelAkC3HgqM
, http://youtu.be/Vcy5lUzBcAI Midan
(student rally) http://youtu.be/pPYRJYXh8J0
Qaboun (student rally) http://youtu.be/G-BUeurwXgk
Qadam (burning the Russian flag) http://youtu.be/ITg5_w3_iwk
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Nighttime Rallies
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Eastern Ghoutah
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Hamouriyeh: despite claims by
Assad officials that they have reestablished control, the suburb is pounded
again to disperse protesters http://youtu.be/Eg5raTgbi3U
, http://youtu.be/jL19aKiDnH4 , http://youtu.be/alqQ7ibs3eg , http://youtu.be/ToWe513vQHg The imam
of the local mosque remains defiant and keeps praying http://youtu.be/r5iY8N-autQ But the
pounding with mortars and automatic gunfire continues http://youtu.be/3i3Pr7LaXgw Close-up
of a tank taking part in the crackdown http://youtu.be/ADk0bxfRJr8
Kafar
Batna:
impact of pounding http://youtu.be/wuD2KSP074U
, http://youtu.be/h5P89xfVMfA
Ain
Terma:
Impact of pounding http://youtu.be/WxUSDuUiCVM
Saqba: new defectors sneak
into the neighborhood at night and join the ranks of tis defenders http://youtu.be/SiKKvpEFr00
Zamalka: The wounded http://youtu.be/ZqdfnX4f19M , http://youtu.be/y4amw1BlRqU Martyr http://youtu.be/Ybol7Gd4D6c This young
man dies shortly after this clip was made http://youtu.be/TKOFZBuIWF0
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Damascus South
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Kisweh: A funeral http://youtu.be/McjVwEzrtTE , http://youtu.be/75EeE1YNycE Mourners
come under fire http://youtu.be/Jduo7V46zJY
Moadamiyeh: the body of a
local martyr shows clear signs of savage torture http://youtu.be/_OP9yZrvaT0 The
funeral http://youtu.be/-RoPpk_kuuQ
, http://youtu.be/GHJLweznW9g Neighborhood
gets pounded shortly after the funeral http://youtu.be/SPMkXmCkeQc
, http://youtu.be/AbwX-tzspCs
Loyalists patrol the streets in trucks and armored vehicles http://youtu.be/NJFHi99fn-Y , http://youtu.be/Kg3FZPyuK1k firing
randomly http://youtu.be/BtIVjgGT8bo
, http://youtu.be/e-k5lZBoc1E , http://youtu.be/KKZH8LT9Nwo , http://youtu.be/TtIprv_koe4 Arresting
ad abusing locals http://youtu.be/5nA_r6o5gZw
, http://youtu.be/QLRfGe6h7_0 , http://youtu.be/n2pMk2INkJ8 The
intimidation continues through the evening http://youtu.be/_Gx3RDtWpB4 , http://youtu.be/FM9hIcfAOYg
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Daytime Rallies
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Daraya:
A
small rally by high schoolers http://youtu.be/WN_tgUCMf9Q
, http://youtu.be/jf4x5zUwbJA soon
attract more participants http://youtu.be/2gvhgvq_u28
, http://youtu.be/Cu4wbEiZ9RA , http://youtu.be/60EjIwlz96o Hoisting
the Independence Flag over the school http://youtu.be/Mt2tZ_bLbeQ
Mqeilabeh (student rally) http://youtu.be/tBP3K_AKGHw Qatana
http://youtu.be/EAdS-WqScik , http://youtu.be/DkxPC30gIRY , http://youtu.be/d7z28PnqjMw
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Nighttime Rallies
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Babbila http://youtu.be/WexH-pXDdeg Mqeilabeh
http://youtu.be/2OoCJTPEMUw Artouz
http://youtu.be/PcF295bW3ls , http://youtu.be/JCnlLKDwYww
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West (Zabadani and Wadi Barada)
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Tanks
pour into Wadi Barada Region http://youtu.be/bHDF8cWx6Gw
Deir
Qanoun:
impact of today’s pounding http://youtu.be/y1lUI0qUXDs
Deir
Mqarrin:
A martyr http://youtu.be/mrAowgrKs-g
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Nighttime Rallies
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North (The Qalamoun Region )
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Daytime Rallies
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Eltal (girls rally) http://youtu.be/FPqi6k4Z4vk (burning
the Russian flag) http://youtu.be/6z7NDdbF4ec
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Nighttime Rallies
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Hama
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Hama City
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The
city observes strike by way of commemorating the 30th anniversary
of the infamous 1982 massacre http://youtu.be/EO_7lHzl49g
, http://youtu.be/8Y4z0wLgNy4 , http://youtu.be/AjyJTCdnJ20
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Sibahee
Square: tanks
and loyalists patrol the square to prevent protesters from rallying there http://youtu.be/nmd6rRn05rs , http://youtu.be/2Phs97NjjXg
A
martyr http://youtu.be/OUubsesu_Yc Another
http://youtu.be/E7O8_VjldJI A
martyred defector http://youtu.be/eb_P5tE2jyo
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Daytime Rallies
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Nighttime Rallies
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Bab
Qibli
http://youtu.be/89CkUDdkIvA Kazoo
http://youtu.be/IcShJ5gfm2I Tawheed
http://youtu.be/rbBHJ4Kvj9w Karameh
http://youtu.be/l9IC79OJLYM Aleppo
Road http://youtu.be/uI5B9tNsd0k
Janoub Al-Malaab http://youtu.be/Z4sol_3jQKk
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Hama Province
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Mourek: A martyr http://youtu.be/KEHE6ptlibc
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Daytime Rallies
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Hilfaya
http://youtu.be/Jzap0hClL18
Sauran http://youtu.be/vjd5hZOll9s
Kafrenboudeh http://youtu.be/78P4n-G1uQ8
Ellatamneh http://youtu.be/nIGLiJH_YTQ
Hosn (student rally) http://youtu.be/xPoklnvB27E
Khattab http://youtu.be/PRHWUJM5u9E
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Idlib
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Bsaqla: tortured
detainees that have been recently released http://youtu.be/Ss9bTTthHfc
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Daytime Rallies
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Kafar
Ouaid
http://youtu.be/FFyecs2aHJs Hbeet
http://youtu.be/rZYzu39bChQ Ma’ar
Shourine http://youtu.be/o2kEOuoQEPY
Gilli (student rally) http://youtu.be/VNwHSGLoMnA
Saraqib http://youtu.be/MvP1iJQP_Cg
Madaya http://youtu.be/SLlJo6oQ6y8
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Nighttime Rallies
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Sarmada http://youtu.be/ZhwvZoCey4M Hzano
http://youtu.be/AaYFAAJWblc
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Deraa/Hauran
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Deraa City
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Mahatah: the independence
flag is hoisted on top of a local high school http://youtu.be/gwAeJ4C83oo
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Nighttime Rallies
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Deraa/Hauran Province
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Mseifrah comes under
intense pounding http://youtu.be/Yg08el5ZI5Y
Local members of the FSA fight back and repel the attack http://youtu.be/nIHSAvrCo60 Despite
the early morning crackdown, local high school students rename their school
after one of their martyred colleagues and hoist the independence flag on top
of the building http://youtu.be/T92orVvAZ2M
The school was shelled earlier http://youtu.be/2ALiTOjdm4s
And locals do hold their daily rally at noon http://youtu.be/hORAlRizsLU
Jizah: Loyalists invade
the town with tanks http://youtu.be/_QZj05wE6cc
pounding their way in (sounds of pounding are faint, because the video was
made from a neighboring community) http://youtu.be/wsDyvoXyb4Y
, http://youtu.be/lXllvsRGxsg Black
smoke rises from a building that was hit in the pounding http://youtu.be/-lFfRKR0eEU Another http://youtu.be/DwCqHZ20VPI Martyr http://youtu.be/0_Dw-4JzVdE
Ankhel: Loyalist troops
fire at a rally http://youtu.be/sgW7dPls1Q0
Al-Mata’iyeh comes under fire http://youtu.be/kna6R7hL8K8
Na’eemeh comes under fire
at night http://youtu.be/iM4XaJTq6l4
Ghariyeh
Gharbiyeh:
A martyr http://youtu.be/4GtDElAeTzI
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Daytime Rallies
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Hraak (burning the
Russian, Iranian and Hezbollah flags) http://youtu.be/mky6b-u18dw
Ataman http://youtu.be/Lo8fEBc2p_4
Basr Al-Harir http://youtu.be/d9qwPTmAYxM
Sahem (student rally) http://youtu.be/M8F67HWhEb4
Tafas (student rally) http://youtu.be/lWMm9cbgFIs
Shajarah (student rally) http://youtu.be/abMp8kqaPRI
Bosra Al-Sham http://youtu.be/GEvkhNzCPm4
Tseel http://youtu.be/MXR09bSVkKo
Ghariyeh Gharbiyeh http://youtu.be/VKvhIJS21cw
Yadoudeh http://youtu.be/yeHNNjKcb_4
Mzeireeb http://youtu.be/DQx6gBSF8ck
Karak http://youtu.be/zrvI7A6C3qU
Ma’arabah http://youtu.be/uxSlhh81bAE
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Nighttime Rallies
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Sahem http://youtu.be/nOPDJWOcgRI Kafar
Shams http://youtu.be/LrG3nAxk2Ik
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Aleppo
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Aleppo City
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Daytime Rallies
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Sakhour (student rally) http://youtu.be/pri7I9SiheE Furqan
http://youtu.be/_zzpe8p4P_M , http://youtu.be/FP-JndPd_m4 Mukambo
http://youtu.be/lUJmpjT8qYE
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Aleppo Province
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A new fighting
unit is formed by defectors http://youtu.be/5_MXggVy9qA
The development in the aftermath of the pounding of the town of Managh
earlier today http://youtu.be/T_wkytGIsjY
Other defections took place throughout the Province http://youtu.be/TRy_CTKvWlE More
defections in the region http://youtu.be/Q1OuUy8bbzA
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Daytime Rallies
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Nighttime Rallies
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Tal
Rif’aat
http://youtu.be/JJxBxxL0oes , http://youtu.be/efHv2P12TZM Marei
http://youtu.be/d4n1gUx6jug Bza’ah
http://youtu.be/WEq08Ms7RyI Maarstah
Al-Khan http://youtu.be/_iHa8cH5UN4
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Deir Ezzor
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Daytime Rallies
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Deir
Ezzor City
(Qoussour – girls rally) http://youtu.be/Y8yN_Si5F20
)
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Nighttime Rallies
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Khareetah http://youtu.be/D6JE4Hxtp_s Jarthi
http://youtu.be/fwwZk6oF6b0 Qouriyeh
http://youtu.be/fRiijHnvKDE
Deir
Ezzor City
(Hassan Taha) http://youtu.be/Xpu4h-fi_gg
(Takaya) http://youtu.be/gXwxPPY9ojc
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Hassakeh
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Daytime Rallies
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Amoudeh http://youtu.be/fLZtSZ9njhc Qamishlo
(student rally) http://youtu.be/8ht4ayDlmUI
Seri Kanye http://youtu.be/j5WCnupJQAs
Deirik http://youtu.be/FjlcNo-u1QI
, http://youtu.be/V9gDioTPg1Q
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Nighttime Rallies
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Raqqah
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Raqqah
City:
A loyalist attempts to run over protesters with his truck http://youtu.be/Qjpcrg1EipA This was
the largest rally in the city so far http://youtu.be/-7s17uXBnzg
protesters burnt posters of Assad http://youtu.be/EUHf9gQg78A
and clashed with loyalist security forces http://youtu.be/MaBbDdpP6To and defied
them http://youtu.be/sx4TyB8_u8Y
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