The Assads assert
their authority in one place only to lose it in another. Their mad tactics in
Homs City reflect desperation and lack of vision rather than confidence and a
plan. Even if they succeeded in crushing the rebellion in Homs, which they
won’t, that is unlikely to intimidate the revolutionaries. On the contrary, they
will probably get more enraged and more committed to the cause. There are
massacres being perpetrated by Assad loyalists every day, but while the world
is at loss as to what to do about them, the revolutionaries are not. They’re
fighting on and all they need is little material and logistical support.
Tuesday 24, 2012 – Today was dedicated to
showing appreciate to the free media covering the revolution.
Today’s death toll: 64, including 39 in Homs City
and 5 in Hama City.
In addition to the pounding of the old town in Homs City and
different neighborhoods in Hama City by loyalist troops, clashes between
loyalists and defectors were reported in Qseir (Hama Province), Douma (Rural
Damascus), Hilfaya and Madeeq (Hama), Jassem (Deraa/Hauran), Idlib City and Barrah
(Idlib Province)
Links
Russia
Naïve or not, but Putin,
Medvedev and Lavrov, among top Russian officials involved in approving the arms
sale to the Assad regime, should be referred to the ICC for aiding and abetting
in the commission of crimes against humanity. The evidence against them is
clear and includes their own defiant statements in this regard.
State of the Union
“And in Syria, I have
no doubt that the Assad regime will soon discover that the forces of change
can't be reversed, and that human dignity can't be denied.”
For all the violence
taking place in Syria all the stakes involved for the U.S. and the region that was
the only mention Syria got in President’s Obama’s address. Lacking substance,
statements like “We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand
for the rights and dignity of all human beings -- men and women; Christians,
Muslims, and Jews” rang hollow. While assertions such as “The renewal of
American leadership can be felt across the globe” sounded well-nigh laughable.
In Syria, for instance, it’s the total absence of this leadership that is being
felt. (The full
speech)
Kafrenbelisms: “My brother and I stand against my cousin, my cousin
and I stand against the stranger, the stranger and I stand against the House of
Assad” – Kafrenbel, Idlib Province / January 24, 2012 http://youtu.be/0Dj4pG1WZY0
Homs City
These leaked videos
show the reinforcement that came to bolster loyalist troops taking part in the pounding
of Homs City: http://youtu.be/RGhH984DoaQ
, http://youtu.be/udurgxEnsrQ
Karm Al-Zeitun: the neighborhood was
pounded at night and at dawn http://youtu.be/J5YXz5ouL8E Houses catch fire http://youtu.be/HZ4wTWbFcbg and collapse
http://youtu.be/jF8eJnsw4Ww Pulling
bodies from under the rubble of collapsed buildings http://youtu.be/S_AqytS7XbQ , http://youtu.be/59nSkd4KhcI , http://youtu.be/XDawPrjPvx4 , http://youtu.be/otoiJMCrmkk , http://youtu.be/c8hu7jRkenk Some of the
victims http://youtu.be/RVZvIWJLpos ,
http://youtu.be/xsxZfv7sNBY , http://youtu.be/OCiCV5CaOos , http://youtu.be/qmz1-dN-Mmw , http://youtu.be/-gUrxBaWaks A disfigured
man taking his last breaths http://youtu.be/Ueer3hhVZdw
A martyr http://youtu.be/gyfw10nkPNA
Another http://youtu.be/cnRnS1P6IYw
Jub Al-Jandali: Local activist Omar
Tillawi takes us on a tour of the neighborhood after it was pounded http://youtu.be/fb7tnyarH3s Locals are
forced to use wood for heat http://youtu.be/fb7tnyarH3s
A house is directly hit by a tank shell http://youtu.be/kOEsj1DRUb8 And again http://youtu.be/N0Nnj9XT7uw A Martyr http://youtu.be/n-FiiI87m2w Impact of
pounding on residential buildings http://youtu.be/h3dS7ZcnX20
Treating a wounded child http://youtu.be/0IOm980Ui-U
A Martyr http://youtu.be/sa45R0h1x4g
Omar than goes to the
neighborhood of Bab Dreib http://youtu.be/aUKbsX7iNQA
All electrical wiring in the neighborhood had been cut and burnt http://youtu.be/tscPGsW4kPg A makeshift
vegetable and fruit market http://youtu.be/PMtnwC69lug
Omar then goes to the
neighborhood of Bab Al-Sibaa where he introduces us to a local martyr, a
victim of a sniper attack http://youtu.be/fluMN6rz5OQ
, http://youtu.be/_qAMxnyylIA
Bab Tadmor: Houses catch fire as
a result of pounding http://youtu.be/N70eHguNC9k
An entire residential building is brought down http://youtu.be/7pC4SrtogI8 , http://youtu.be/_JM4sOGLyNs , http://youtu.be/fBE-pmB6Z3o People sift
through the rubble in search of victims http://youtu.be/4-N_HWEra0g
, http://youtu.be/mrHl8nHSLdo Locals
says that loyalist militias did not allow fire trucks to come pout the fire http://youtu.be/dxDr7oPKyXQ Local
authorities finally consent to sending heavy lifting equipment to sift through
the rubble http://youtu.be/uZ5ocN_tlbU
A little girl sifts through the rubble in search of her things. She says that
she wishes Bashar Assad lives to see his own children burn in front of his eyes
after being shelled http://youtu.be/Y7p5QQ5efpw
People show remains of the missiles used to bomb their homes http://youtu.be/_K-F_7SDGgQ The
aftermath of pounding http://youtu.be/MATcQ8mB38s
, http://youtu.be/S99gW_jL_Xs
Al-Rifai: pounding of the neighborhood
http://youtu.be/q-SwOYWBaAg impact http://youtu.be/fLvruVeiQQA a martyr http://youtu.be/3eaNuuBZqA4 Treating a
wounded defector http://youtu.be/HuWL3bhiL2o
Boustan Al-Diwan: the neighborhood is
pounded http://youtu.be/kyqxnam4X-8
Bab Al-Sibaa: The neighborhood is
pounded and the camera crew is caught in the mist of it http://youtu.be/aQ0FRZ8qUvM victim of a
sniper http://youtu.be/Vv0YIER4KLk , http://youtu.be/0HX9zVr0kIA Another
martyr http://youtu.be/pGp7PoclxoY
Bab Houd: martyr http://youtu.be/zITYEcj6-6o
Deir Baalbah: wounded http://youtu.be/9uAUwnIuo98
Rallies Wa’er http://youtu.be/C2pHiCH_AEY , http://youtu.be/jIv5vP2eGgo Deir
Baalbah (Kassarah) http://youtu.be/2q7Myacu6F8
Madentein http://youtu.be/-KbxebjcORk
Nighttime Khaldiyeh http://youtu.be/sxe1d1snGXI
Ghoutah http://youtu.be/0inN86f4Jp0
Bab Houd http://youtu.be/AiO9TiPPsMs
Baba Amr http://youtu.be/kolPN_ctF8Y
, http://youtu.be/8PsJMitTuJk Qoussour
http://youtu.be/Ct3fOMca6Vw Wa’er
http://youtu.be/BwjElRMXrHY Malaab
http://youtu.be/WFoF_qkCRaI Bab
Dreib http://youtu.be/0RwKgZxD0FM
Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/5wpSPU9VJSo
Sifsafeh http://youtu.be/SIObkL525_c
Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/yVdjzYFzWxs
Homs
Province
Qseir: battles between
loyalist troops and defectors rage on for the second straight day http://youtu.be/Q1YEZRBOG1M Treating the
wounded http://youtu.be/RE07pxGancE Locals
rally at night http://youtu.be/OUBTVJQyQ8o
Tal Kalakh: the town comes under
intense fire at night http://youtu.be/fBj_2aEAEaM
Rallies Houleh http://youtu.be/WdeKdL01BXE Nighttime
Tal Shur http://youtu.be/aDMdnh1RmmM
Kafar Aya http://youtu.be/pJScayn9TKs
, http://youtu.be/TRpkTObqWlA Tadmor
http://youtu.be/QfJGbG5dzlw
Damascus –
East
Douma observes a strike during
the day http://youtu.be/A5WxClfdNQk FSA
members target a bus belonging to loyalist security forces http://youtu.be/3VHDhjaIhd8 The town rallies
at night http://youtu.be/Zq_vy0pn0Nk ,
http://youtu.be/FhCCZlYo1HE , http://youtu.be/NFT0KyHqhT4 A martyr http://youtu.be/dcnhwkcMldc
Harasta: painting the flag
of independence on the walls of the local headquarters of the Baath Party http://youtu.be/axEv6r59pbM , http://youtu.be/gdP8r0CGYwY
Nighttime Rallies Harasta http://youtu.be/o1ar3HO_BUs , http://youtu.be/zV7OaWggIiU , http://youtu.be/pg3dnUYNqSU Zamalka
http://youtu.be/-N5JqkS4UZg Ain
Terma http://youtu.be/GELNu63gH_s
Hizzeh http://youtu.be/Q8rusb2xULw
Kafar Batna http://youtu.be/ZXcUpabK1pE
Arbeen http://youtu.be/ru12hWYREzA
Saqba http://youtu.be/SrTJPajPER8
Damascus –
West
Zabadani: local members of
the Free Syrian Army carry out continuous survey of the hills surrounding their
town to ensure that loyalists are kept at bay http://youtu.be/zEDQiXysCLw At one of
the local schools, students hoist the independence flag http://youtu.be/ASeX3x9G6Qc At night,
locals take to the streets http://youtu.be/V75IbimT_Tc
Damascus
City
Naher Eisheh: in response to the
killing of a local yesterday when loyalist troops opened fire on nighttime
protesters, locals burnt tires and used boulders to stop traffic along the
Damascus – Amman Highway http://youtu.be/vKoNc2nhiW8
But they soon came under fire themselves http://youtu.be/EyNs3XRpbxs
Daraya: members of the Free
Syrian Army patrol the streets in their cars at night http://youtu.be/1Lyak9NMke0
Rallies Naher Eisheh http://youtu.be/PcjLC9b1gt8 Qadam
http://youtu.be/3qj0oUwOFZQ Nighttime
Barzeh http://youtu.be/eMRPUdxDdn8
, http://youtu.be/2RhqtugIJHg Salhiyeh
http://youtu.be/lgUs6tGzo7Y Kafar
Sousseh http://youtu.be/qe39T7CorGs
, http://youtu.be/38JzjlfBfe0 Ruknaddine
http://youtu.be/Ec_AKce-fS0 Jobar
http://youtu.be/vVQoRxlUj8c , http://youtu.be/V7_wLrLV6cs
Damascus –
North
Nighttime Rallies Qarrah http://youtu.be/IADwX-IugUU Eltal
http://youtu.be/jatFcDy9snI Yabroud
http://youtu.be/wiPMQxkkaak
Damascus –
South
Nighttime Rallies Shebaa http://youtu.be/woljqZI9shQ Mqeilabeh
http://youtu.be/Ohczk6u8f2Y Qatana
http://youtu.be/-dbJIKMKWyM Artouz
http://youtu.be/T4tYmUXOAHQ , http://youtu.be/pV2FIgBluK4
Idlib
Idlib City: protesters come
under fire – a martyr http://youtu.be/skEeQekcmAk
rescuing the wounded http://youtu.be/dbqPLuYfbxI Treating the
wounded http://youtu.be/yeYqBUEmwco The
occupants of this car were hit by snipers http://youtu.be/dnEN-bSo_a4
The village of Barrah
gets heavily pounded during the day http://youtu.be/RoOmqDaXKz4
and again at night http://youtu.be/Hrj-YcjyQ0c
Barrah: a funeral http://youtu.be/zO1SStbyAew , http://youtu.be/AHopJPY6KDU Khan
Al-Subul: a funeral http://youtu.be/bMVPmouEIh0
Hzano: A funeral http://youtu.be/1At3wNdcZ4s
, http://youtu.be/Adk6AjWOFBA Jisr
Ashoughour a double funeral http://youtu.be/H5VPzmFJZJ0
Kafar Yassin: A funeral http://youtu.be/Mt_VxzZJElk
Elteh: A funeral http://youtu.be/0SLUiiDNjJw
Kassar Al-Zouhour: A funeral http://youtu.be/u5BOloy09m8
Ariha: loyalist troops
patrol the city in their armored vehicles http://youtu.be/XtFw5CnZ5yo
Jisr Ashoughour: loyalist troops breaking into a shop observing the
strike http://youtu.be/wiGJETeZ1lo
Ableen: locals recover the
body of a local who was kidnapped and killed by loyalists who then threw his
body in the wilderness to be devoured by the local beasts http://youtu.be/ev5_SAvxOU4
Rallies Khan Shaikhoon
http://youtu.be/zWhTBKjMJ8w , http://youtu.be/W6qIVTOVLbY Kafrenbel
http://youtu.be/0Dj4pG1WZY0 Ma’arat
Al-Nouman http://youtu.be/zvPwJeoHmTQ
, http://youtu.be/uUe_q8R9wBY Nighttime
Taftanaz http://youtu.be/CKVQUBre2Ic
Binnish http://youtu.be/y8I0-SOCjBI
Hama City
On morning of January
24, loyalist troops begin pounding the city again http://youtu.be/kqXxX9kgiBU , http://youtu.be/XyXrqWia0og , http://youtu.be/xC7L-hQDLEs , http://youtu.be/YRK3NgIedBo , http://youtu.be/7_yvOaaS0kI One of the
tanks taking part in the pounding http://youtu.be/ca2eFIpaw54
Hamidiyeh Neighborhood is pounded http://youtu.be/AM6IiQhtXP8
The sounds of pounding heard from Bab Qibli http://youtu.be/k81aJjuXQcM snipers take
part of the action http://youtu.be/qxlK6qgadZI
But as soon as the
pounding stopped, people in Aleppo Road took to the streets as an act of
defiance http://youtu.be/0f5GgrHs15s
, http://youtu.be/PKOcrmtNocc and in Sabouniyeh
http://youtu.be/F3bEf82B9Ks Qoussour
http://youtu.be/77Ha74TY5rw , http://youtu.be/lDa_F65uMXw At night, Kazo
neighborhood comes under fire http://youtu.be/EMKM7iZbTw0
Same in Bab Qibli http://youtu.be/QhYrhJsV2qo
Despite the pounding,
locals rallied at night Hamidiyeh http://youtu.be/EOSG3w5fgm8
, http://youtu.be/g4ik0eNLdPE Eleilaat
http://youtu.be/kqjReqcNvLw
Hama
Province
Majdal: from a distance at
night, one can hear the town being pounded by automatic gunfire http://youtu.be/fYAAX8YtKoI
Kafrenboudeh: a funeral http://youtu.be/DzuUZCDgTEg , http://youtu.be/AWD6_rvT5T8
Rallies Karnaz http://youtu.be/RqcvO1PuhhI Nighttime
Hilfaya http://youtu.be/urJedCxwyIU
Taybat Al-Imam http://youtu.be/t9SIjKPvkp4
Deraa City
Nighttime Rallies Al-Balad http://youtu.be/Bmlw8e9skPc Mahatah
http://youtu.be/voXHQWUPHco , http://youtu.be/B9e2o-n4gL0 Nazheen
http://youtu.be/o-xJb_MImdY , http://youtu.be/0THqUp01Nsc
Deraa/Hauran
Harrah (Jan 23): the night
witnesses clashes between defectors and loyalists in the city’s surroundings http://youtu.be/EoJe4eYKoDE , http://youtu.be/UIfL-mJ2TBc , http://youtu.be/Ug9yRn3GGyc
Jizah: A funeral http://youtu.be/9lJltH2D0_s , http://youtu.be/0ePnlEd1ixs , http://youtu.be/0ilb8NW8zTA Da’el
A funeral http://youtu.be/a49yciPCcks
Rallies Mleihah Sharqiyeh
All-women rally http://youtu.be/Fo-RTdESo8o
Nighttime Hraak http://youtu.be/0mepJM7bh-Q
Da’el http://youtu.be/Z2lJoI6bDAU
Deir Ezzor
Albou Kamal: loyalists loot a
local shop for observing the strike http://youtu.be/0wgTLBxo4og
Elsewhere in the city, the sounds of gunfire http://youtu.be/pwYakQzBwZc
Tayaneh: protesters are fired
on and several are injured http://youtu.be/61OVs2Zw5I4
Rallies Qourieyh http://youtu.be/HtaaqjZcD7w Kharitah
http://youtu.be/LtwIyAnKNfc
Hassakeh
Rallies Yaroubiyeh http://youtu.be/jiDkTfICFT8 Nighttime
Tal Tamir http://youtu.be/iOWpLjw5JK0
Qamishlo http://youtu.be/eordMXq5YJw
Ghuweiran http://youtu.be/20V2nTB6SKE
Aleppo
Province
Nighttime Rallies Dar Azzah http://youtu.be/F5UGOxIClyg , http://youtu.be/F5JWpAzRatw Anadan
http://youtu.be/mQMVTCKu414 , http://youtu.be/ZOIdjM3xB3w Tal
Rif’aat http://youtu.be/l7HpaZR2Cps
, http://youtu.be/NvFsswrjtyc Kafar
Hamra http://youtu.be/nrk96u4NtwA
Kafar Nouran http://youtu.be/ui7qedfpEzU
Sakhour http://youtu.be/3ogxJKFRaEI
Hreitan http://youtu.be/mitYMUaPJU8
Turkey
Refugee Camps
Trying to have fun
even in the midst of misery has become one of the hallmarks of Syrian
revolutionaries everywhere, and is another way for showing defiance http://youtu.be/BCZICuGgPEQ
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