The Killing Routine!

Killing through bombardment, snipers activities or clashes between loyalists and local resistance groups, has become so much a part of daily life in Syria, that its cessation, no matter how briefly, will constitute an aberration. But it welcome when it finally happens. But for now, all are resigned for more of the same.  

Wednesday February 15, 2012

Today’s death toll: 52.

News

As violence continues, Syria to hold referendum

Syria constitution vote called 'window dressing'

Op-Eds & Special Reports

Interference: Washington should back the Free Syrian Army in its insurgency against Bashar al-Assad, since toppling his regime would strike a blow against Iran

Syrian rebels are losing faith in the West

Sunni Extremists May Be Aiding Al Qaeda’s Ambitions in Syria, Analysts Say

Turkey at the forefront again

Listening to the Syrian Resistance

“Why is Syria not as important as Egypt and Libya?” asked “Muhammad,” one of the resistance leaders on the Skype call connecting the offices of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies with an undisclosed location outside Damascus. His comments were translated by FDD fellow Ammar Abdulhamid, a prominent Syrian dissident who was forced into exile in 2005.

Homs
Homs City
Baba Amr: the pounding continues with direct hits with rockets and mortar rounds on homes and residential neighborhoods http://youtu.be/_jKKRbuzVgk , http://youtu.be/N50SWh7LBlA , http://youtu.be/p3yazZMPKxg , http://youtu.be/Br72jpBPyvU , http://youtu.be/I4g9aWhIx60 Zubeir Mosque is hit http://youtu.be/SwdA-MP5K0Y Suns shines all over Homs, except in Baba Amr where oil pipeline were hit again by the pounding and the neighborhood gets covered with thick black smoke http://youtu.be/cZYncb3264s The blown-up pipelines http://youtu.be/I4QzTu_fD2s , http://youtu.be/rtMqDbKVOVA The black smoke covers the neighborhood of Bab Dreib as well among other neighborhoods http://youtu.be/7DC_6a5nPeo Impact of pounding http://youtu.be/5-_N0YNKLlU , http://youtu.be/pvKF6KA_vx8 , http://youtu.be/mVarRFdmw70 , http://youtu.be/nsmaWlVZPfQ A local paramedic gives his life for the cause http://youtu.be/vsnchh_vsWc Martyr http://youtu.be/ihprhkf6tec Insha’aat: tanks in the streets http://youtu.be/sJu_1i-4xJQ Destroyed homes http://youtu.be/1QyYU6hckN0 Driving from Baba Amr to Insha’aat http://youtu.be/2Ele58iIX-s Karm Al-Zeitun: the deadly crossing http://youtu.be/hIicj8VWfS4 a demolished home http://youtu.be/dRhJZcnL5l8
Nighttime Rallies
Qoussour http://youtu.be/5HLNrZzQ6F4 Wa’er http://youtu.be/tZhYXCPDYcs Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/vEiYv_VoaOA
Homs Province
Rastan: Wounded http://youtu.be/6BeosjIJ7Cs Sample of the rounds used http://youtu.be/q6SFM8KZuLg Mortar round explode in the street http://youtu.be/1MEc4bnyMyE Lt. Col. Bassam Al-Sheikh Ali announces his defection and his joining the FSA http://youtu.be/DujnVweuAfA Qusayr: funeral for three martyrs http://youtu.be/IbsVtAN1Iu8 More defections http://youtu.be/zOQiUKjAuU4
Daytime Rallies
Houleh http://youtu.be/kcF90nz44MQ
Nighttime Rallies
Tadmor http://youtu.be/szCP17VOwp0
Damascus
Damascus City
Barzeh: loyalist militias storm the restive neighborhood http://youtu.be/OsyLj-xnkc0 , http://youtu.be/Ib113oE41Rc
Nighttime Rallies
Kafar Sousseh http://youtu.be/Pb5UzIbdYgk Jobar http://youtu.be/ozPeA8lZM9s Midan http://youtu.be/IE2XpRoI5Jc
Damascus South
Artouz: funeral for a local female martyr http://youtu.be/6t-p8QgMzNI Post-funeral rally http://youtu.be/2-tnynr_62E
Nighttime Rallies
Zakiyeh http://youtu.be/ozPeA8lZM9s
West (Zabadani and Wadi Barada)
Zabadani: as loyalist troops carry out a major arrest campaign, touching more than 100 locals, in contravention to the agreement that allowed them to enter the town, new videos are surfacing of the crackdown on Feb 9: The pounding http://youtu.be/DyBgbbcGPNk Martyrs http://youtu.be/UIbK1h_uoRU , http://youtu.be/S2lb6lJDSms Wounded http://youtu.be/urqc5gq3z8M
Hama
Hama City
A victim of shelling takes his last breaths http://youtu.be/2-_UUyv1xds , http://youtu.be/uJ1wwxs5qDc
Nighttime Rallies
Bab Qibli http://youtu.be/zlWb1ZZOw10
Hama Province
A new fighting unit is formed by Col. Raslan Ibrahim under the FSA banner http://youtu.be/tOTwKEfxeVs   Kafrenboudeh: is pounded http://youtu.be/FF_jBj_u7nA Treimseh: two martyrs http://youtu.be/0_AScPPjQTA
Daytime Rallies
Taybat Al-Imam http://youtu.be/vNFLU4a_dCw Kafar Zeiteh http://youtu.be/gZ9QAYXI0s8
Idlib
New defectors are embraced by old http://youtu.be/N7FVU8I0Efw Sarmeen: under fire http://youtu.be/luGG_u0bnZs A child martyr http://youtu.be/8t2GxWn66l4 , http://youtu.be/3SIqGhipLPA His burial http://youtu.be/OjpqgqO5zAw Ariha: Funeral http://youtu.be/o94WlcRphqU Khan Shaikhoon: Martyr http://youtu.be/AQmhbE3Wbxo Saraqib: treating the wounded http://youtu.be/nt5ptp-GZgs
Daytime Rallies
Kafroumah http://youtu.be/CaZpmzqBIjw , http://youtu.be/9fCNIHK-z6k Talmens http://youtu.be/bAc2KZDA8uI Binnish (all girls) http://youtu.be/2q-UAhPfdBg
Deraa/Hauran
Deraa City
Al-Balad: comes under fire at night http://youtu.be/QbeMK0l9S-U , http://youtu.be/jVMsINnHsTc
Nighttime Rallies
Mahatah (Sadd) http://youtu.be/Uxv8XFTjAHE
Deraa/Hauran Province
Na’eemeh: a baby martyr http://youtu.be/vCNDvnOHccY   Kaheel: Girl Martyr http://youtu.be/hTZ3T8A0BkI Tafas gets under fire at night http://youtu.be/pVm3mFMIHQc
Daytime Rallies
Kafar Shams http://youtu.be/kKXXUzY7jSQ
Aleppo
Aleppo Province
Al-Atarib is being pounded for 2nd day in row http://youtu.be/SQrhEo26q60 Marty (Feb 14) http://youtu.be/U-R_tZWFHzw Another http://youtu.be/WpSAIKbjH-g Burying the martyrs http://youtu.be/B9b2CpfzwkM At night, people fought back and burnt the cars of the security forces invading their town http://youtu.be/PQ0_83_-efM , http://youtu.be/FpkaQAvfRvY More defectors join the local unit of the FSA http://youtu.be/SbcFgtwvJko
Daytime Rallies
Jeeneh http://youtu.be/uVy3eRTVHxU
Deir Ezzor
Albou Kamal: scenes from yesterday’s massacre http://youtu.be/Six8qLf7rBQ
Nighttime Rallies
Khareetah http://youtu.be/5Gt2GHMv8Qg
Hassakeh
Daytime Rallies
Dirbassiyeh http://youtu.be/hkK8OZTutuo
Nighttime Rallies
Ghuweiran http://youtu.be/IdEudv3FlsM