Assad
is scheduled to speak out in a few hours, we should expect nothing substantive.
He will be mainly addressing his crowd, trying to reconnect in an attempt to buy
few more weeks/months in power.
Monday 9, 2012
Today’s death toll: 22, including 2 women, a
child, 3 defectors and 9 who died under torture.
At the conclusion of its meeting in Istanbul, SNC General
Secretariat extended the current term of its leader, Burhan Ghalioun, by one
month. The official 3-month term ended in December, and was expected to be
renewed. But Mr. Ghalioun’s came under much criticism all through his term both
within the ranks of the SNC and the larger circles of the opposition. The
extension is meant to buy time until a new electoral method is agreed.
Meanwhile, the SNC criticized the recent report by the Arab League on the
situation in Syria, and called for referring the matter to the UNSC. Discussions
on transitional planning seems to have faltered as well, or so EuroNews Reports
http://youtu.be/EvhvQtPP5aQ
Links
"The structure which has now emerged, is heading to a
religious, sectarian and a racist civil war. This has to be prevented," Mr.
Erdogan said. "Turkey has to make its priority to take a role here.
Because a civil war, which can emerge here, would also put us in distress. It
also poses a threat for us." "I believe that the Syrian
administration has by now killed close 7,000 of its citizens," he added.
The Arab League's monitoring mission in Syria has been a miserable
failure, and no international white knight is waiting in the wings. Syrians are
on their own.
Video
Highlights
iPhone’s
Siri made to cooperate with security services in Syria http://youtu.be/a4g4wq0FyWU
This video
clip shows opposition figure and former MP Mamoun Al-Homsy storming into the press
conference that followed the recent Arab League conference on Syria http://youtu.be/9Db8qpxFJ5Y He denounced
all Arab leaders as traitors, including Qatari PM, and Nabil Al-Arabi as an Iranian
agent, he also denounced Al-Jazeerah, the SNC and the Syrian opposition in
general, called for arming the rebels and said that more than 50,000 have been
killed. In pro-regime sites, Mr. Al-Homsy was also accused of denouncing Shia
and Alawites in this triad of his, indeed he had done so before, but, if he had
done so here, the statements seem to have been edited out. The clip indeed was produced
by Mr. Al-Homsy’s own team.
Be that
as it may, Mr. Al-Homsy’s attempts at playing the populist leader over the last
few months don’t seem to have endeared him much to the protesters on the ground.
No revolutionary group inside or outside Syria has so far endorsed him. The
sectarian sentiments he sometimes expresses may not be uncommon, but the lack
of popular endorsement of such sentiments underscore the ability of protest
leaders on the ground to keep things in check, and that’s very admirable
considering all the violence that has taken place over the last 9 months, and
augurs well for the future.
HOMS – THE
CITY
In Karm Al-Zeitun,
the pounding was renewed and the activist filming he clips is hit http://youtu.be/EuKNmwjeVAU Elsewhere in
the neighborhood, loyalists target this little truck that dared try to bring
food to the locals http://youtu.be/C99o6sJ6Id4
The impact of pounding http://youtu.be/4Snh_stuKTY
In Jub Al-Jandali,
tanks enter and begin firing at the residential neighborhood http://youtu.be/CtHU0np0L-g
In Bab Dreib,
defectors fight back, but they could only do it for a few seconds, due to lack
of ammunition http://youtu.be/2OCoWah39Us
Still, it is this kind of sporadic activities that have been keeping loyalists
at bay and unable to reestablish control over the restive city for the last few
weeks.
In Khaldiyeh,
protesters come to receive a car transporting AL monitors chanting “Nabil
Al-Arabi is a Traitor” and “the people want international protection” http://youtu.be/Q0p7nrPLipM , http://youtu.be/PxoThY5Jbc0 They soon
came under fire http://youtu.be/JW5bs8SJVTw
This is the checkpoint responsible for firing http://youtu.be/08Gcu40TNGw Protesters try
to stop the car carrying monitors as it came out of one alleyway, as all come
under gunfire http://youtu.be/IbA0mbPCWxg
Protesters remain defiant http://youtu.be/a-mgDhC-gFE
but the goal is accomplished, to keep the protesters within the neighborhood,
and keep protests from different parts of the city from converging on the Old
Clock-Tower Square. To accomplish this, checkpoints and armed pro-Assad gangs
are used http://youtu.be/2CYoZmzapqw
In Deir Baalbah a
funeral for 2 local activists http://youtu.be/BLMwF9GaK6U
In Al-Rifai Street (Karm Al-Zeitun), another man takes his last breaths
on Camera after being shot in the hettp://youtu.be/SVE4wnH1w6U
Another http://youtu.be/fsJJGwP4e6Y
Another falls in 60th Street http://youtu.be/dlwWXUo0JXU
In Al-Rifai, and
despite the presence of loyalist snipers, children stage their own ally http://youtu.be/i8CJVi4bRLM
An all women rally in Wa’er
http://youtu.be/4d38B6o4mmk in Insha’aat
http://youtu.be/MHJ-_KQU-lo in Deir
Baalbah http://youtu.be/E9ujLyl3PZw
Elsewhere in the city,
local activists deliver documents and CDs with files detailing the crimes of
the regime and lists of the names of the martyrs and the detainees http://youtu.be/5vLh1dSeUvY , http://youtu.be/7P37XrbLEas An activist
tell the monitors that all detainees were transported to military camps where
they are not allowed access. Over 3,500 detainees her says are in the camp of
Zeidal (a missile site) http://youtu.be/jnUhIu5qk6s
Rallies Shammas http://youtu.be/T-aQUy8nFsI Bab
Al-Sibaa http://youtu.be/tYEvdK8zlYo
Nighttime Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/zGRWjfXGRIA
Qoussour http://youtu.be/RdDkKMMvZCE
Baba Amr http://youtu.be/CJEtF2x4PZc
Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/nRNyd3FreCM
Malaab http://youtu.be/ytB6E_9Qj5w
Bab Houd http://youtu.be/FEQ9CfqKI7g
Bab Dreib http://youtu.be/UqGV7Qrh4Gk
Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/yrVB4cr_RA4
HOMS – THE
PROVINCE
Defectors and local
supporters announce the formation of a new Special Operations Unit, led
by Lieutenant Arwad Al-Aksah, charged with spearheading the resistance against
Assad and his loyalists, which they claim include members from Hezbollah and
Iraq’s Mahdi Army. They also call on opposition outside the country to form a
special political group dedicated to supporting the Free Syrian Army http://youtu.be/Gqx1wVa7ITw
Funeral in Qseir http://youtu.be/5wr9FtKfeH4 , http://youtu.be/rk2J8WqFHhM
Rallies Houleh (night) http://youtu.be/0pdSlNLsYA8 , http://youtu.be/8m3MqlqPqzc Teer
Ma’allah http://youtu.be/qRFK_syOLxY
Sukhnah http://youtu.be/VxDVqv9PB3w
Tadmor http://youtu.be/r9mY3gFcB4I
Tal Shur http://youtu.be/DQvIw5Qzemg
Qaryatein http://youtu.be/CedyF2Ho6z8
HAMA – THE
CITY
Nighttime Rally in Hamidiyeh
http://youtu.be/9XY6R-3GXWU Comes under
fire http://youtu.be/8YiTC4bD81I , http://youtu.be/gwZk5SBZvqA , http://youtu.be/A52D62S1U54 Locals
respond with cries of Allahu Akbar http://youtu.be/hEQplXus_tw
Nighttime Rally in Aleppo
Road http://youtu.be/4J2YI_Tb4bc faces
similar fate http://youtu.be/cCC5sEliZ7U
This continues on and off all through the night http://youtu.be/pHd19Iv6530
Earlier in the night,
there were rallies in Sheikh Anbar http://youtu.be/_2v2Dx9K8qU
Eleilaat http://youtu.be/dnT5SOpTmCM
Frayeh http://youtu.be/qXUS6Xx6Wuw
HAMA – THE
PROVINCE
Rallies Khattab http://youtu.be/ioINZSfLn10 Karnaz
http://youtu.be/dnHGtq6wpBk Mourek
http://youtu.be/vwHRbRfHhkY Kafrenboudeh
http://youtu.be/nw9C8ywoiO4 Kafar
Zeiteh http://youtu.be/kto3Gxi6I9Q
DAMASCUS – THE
CITY
Student rallies in Daraya
continue, with school girls leading the way http://youtu.be/vaxw8_oSr10 But they are
soon joined by the boys http://youtu.be/IGQ2OKrOb9E
Loyalists patrol the
town of Moadamiyah http://youtu.be/2Vn38TIOZvY
Rallies Barzeh http://youtu.be/tB0sDmBJbKc , http://youtu.be/nXc40uP27GU Jobar
http://youtu.be/zRSAZkt5OO8 Qaboun
http://youtu.be/7UWrbHa7nFk Al-Hajar
Al-Aswad http://youtu.be/qHd6ahtQZOM
Midan http://youtu.be/P5dqov5j4fU
, http://youtu.be/JdggB9gnfos Old
Mazzeh http://youtu.be/Dq7zkdtve7k
DAMASCUS – THE
NORTHERN SUBURBS
Rallies Dmeir http://youtu.be/N8OYOy6taac Yabroud
http://youtu.be/zCKM73x_0-4 Qarrah
http://youtu.be/S4o-CcXr0K0 , http://youtu.be/TVw4Np-6sM0 Ruheibah
http://youtu.be/G8yyeSaal7I
DAMASCUS – THE
EASTERN SUBURBS
Student rallies in Douma
http://youtu.be/rwF_ti3WTRc Saqba
http://youtu.be/aUiE9H8Dw7k To
prevent similar development in Harasta, loyalists are stationed near
local schools http://youtu.be/2u7nZmao_To
Elsewhere in Douma, adults hold a funeral for 2 fallen activists http://youtu.be/oudQevibTLs , http://youtu.be/Jd9G5wP8JyQ , http://youtu.be/GMl7JpfY-kI “Doumani is not afraid of dearth” http://youtu.be/tfW5AeSc178
In nearby Hamouriyeh,
local women vow not to forget the blood of their martyrs http://youtu.be/I7W-Du2WKoM
Rallies Arbeen http://youtu.be/LAnbBqBSqoM Harasta
http://youtu.be/I7ALi0VTuOw , http://youtu.be/FjUkM28GN88 Zamalka
http://youtu.be/FEhCe2D8M9g Douma
http://youtu.be/a7U_2MGTagk Misraba
http://youtu.be/_SeYqvC7wgE , http://youtu.be/e4d_vp60Q7c
DAMASCUS – THE
SOUTHERN SUBURBS
DAMASCUS – THE
WESTERN SUBURBS
Loyalist troops storm
into the town of Madaya http://youtu.be/w0nLLeeH08M
People still come out at night http://youtu.be/r27JyB6P-KI
Zabadani impact of overnight
pounding http://youtu.be/zna17DUP_CI
The martyrs http://youtu.be/NZI0YYgwVT4
, http://youtu.be/NJJF9kprPcM The
funeral http://youtu.be/jAJN7ffflcY
As usual local women take part in the funeral http://youtu.be/IfzTw-7tiLk , http://youtu.be/O6xAIfBPq7c And at
night, locals organize a rally http://youtu.be/4O9-HpAMo5s
In Qudsaya,
monitors attend a funeral for a fallen activist and are received with anger and
accusations of reason http://youtu.be/yDRTwz89Eh0
In Hameh, locals
remove Assad’s name carved into the arch marking the town’s entrance http://youtu.be/dbvDz8jiUqg
A nighttime children
demonstration in Wadi Barada http://youtu.be/YYUeYLf_JDY
IDLIB PROVINCE
In Kafroumah, the
mother of two local martyrs addresses the crowd, mostly made up of mothers and
children of local martyrs, urging them to stay the course http://youtu.be/JVDjVYMyIT4 Meanwhile,
loyalist troops pull their tanks and armored vehicles out of the city and hide
them in the nearby hills in preparation for a visit by AL monitors http://youtu.be/0JWNdCFm6jQ
In Jabal Al-Zawiyeh,
and as monitors tour one part of the city, the locals confront loyalist troops
saying “the Syrian [regular] army is a traitor” http://youtu.be/Y8bN5Oe8RSU In Mar
Ayan, monitors speak to the mothers of local martyrs http://youtu.be/xPyczfDcRP0
Saraqib a martyr http://youtu.be/iZ9iNpoXwHk Another http://youtu.be/svWH6xLm0gA
Rallies Ghadfeh http://youtu.be/_16fWGYTbSI Khan
Shaikhoon http://youtu.be/SMGqhOO8Uv8
Nighttime Ma’arrat Al-Nouman http://youtu.be/fWYvnO-ezBo
Binnish http://youtu.be/kXKEMVYUouU
Sarmeen http://youtu.be/ewZIMdbD7LM
Khan Shaikhoon http://youtu.be/8mIsP2gALEs
DERAA – THE
CITY
Just passing through, AL
monitors in Deraa Al-Balad http://youtu.be/u3hiWMc9Kw8
Assad security surround car of AL monitors preventing contact with locals http://youtu.be/0hz-Nm6X-78
Rallies Mahata http://youtu.be/YXVkJQlVCBg
DERAA – THE
PROVINCE (AKA HAURAN)
A funeral in Khirbet
Ghazaleh http://youtu.be/X9GPT-UXqIU
, http://youtu.be/3Tgf6l9P9IM For
this martyr http://youtu.be/GTqdXvMYzXI
Da’el sounds of nighttime
clashes between loyalists and defectors http://youtu.be/mP9s1BsDVEU
, http://youtu.be/KBA-NCMmCT0
Rallies Mleihah Gharbiyeh
http://youtu.be/GFYVXMKy91s Nahteh
http://youtu.be/mY_Pk0lzGFE Jizeh
http://youtu.be/KO77lhjXRVw Basr
Al-Harir http://youtu.be/ToZzhcLWU_o
Hraak http://youtu.be/va1HY6FMVcA
Nighttime Alma http://youtu.be/n_VvffDHLow
Namar http://youtu.be/cwgJoZxgdmw
Da’el http://youtu.be/bYlPFpPsd20
Mseifrah http://youtu.be/Pvff1QQGMHs
DEIR EZZOR
PROVINCE
Deir Ezzor City: nighttime rally in Jbeileh
neighborhood http://youtu.be/NAiHeEPAfug
Qourieyh Loyalists make daily
foray into town http://youtu.be/wmu09UbHY94
later they proceed to hide their equipment http://youtu.be/AD_9HwNaAio
in construction areas http://youtu.be/4QxeUwtzvy0
in case AL monitors drop by.
Rallies Tayaneh http://youtu.be/wA1QbxRnjac
HASSAKEH
PROVINCE
Hassakeh City: a small early dawn
rally in Kallasseh Neighborhood http://youtu.be/wvsNw_3J2wM The move might be small, but is significant,
Hassaek City is one of the few remaining loyalist communities of any
significance in the Northeast http://youtu.be/e_kwch8JAg8
Rallies Dirbassiyeh http://youtu.be/X07GI3UCuCo , http://youtu.be/pFvej6UB5Vc
ALEPPO – THE
PROVINCE
Atarib http://youtu.be/UxAz_oBYVZY Turkmen
Bareh http://youtu.be/bjmZCbpWrl0
Routian http://youtu.be/-3tn683HF6E
Hayyan http://youtu.be/oJwDyW4ELkw
LATTAKIA:
Arab League
monitors arrive in Lattakia City and are received by loyalists for
change, but they are equally angry http://youtu.be/bamLc7LnRck
, http://youtu.be/8a-Kylflo7M
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