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Syria Live Blog
Syrians around the world have called for an end to the bloodshed in
their home country [Reuters]
Assad Signs &
Kills!<http://syrianrevolutiondigest.blogspot.com/2011/12/assad-signs-kills.html>
*Assad signed a protocol for allowing Arab observers to enter the country
even as his killing machine continued its operations. The move was not a
concession, but another stalling tactic. Assad was just granted several
weeks of respite in which he can do pretty much what he wants, knowing that
nothing will take place in the meantime on the regional or international
scene to hurt him. Thanks Arab League!*
*Monday 19, 2011*
*Todays death toll:* 114. The *Breakdown*: 80 defectors, 72 in the town of
*Kinsafrah* in Idlib Province, and 8 in *Hassakeh* Province. 34 were killed
in ongoing crackdown against protesters in Deir Ezzor, Idlib, Deraa/Hauran
and Damascus City. All defectors were killed as they tried to desert their
units and join the protesters.
*Meanwhile, protest communities continue observing the general strike for a
10th consecutive day.*
*Links*
*Syria Signs Arab League Deal Allowing Outside
Monitors<http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Syria-Signs-Arab-League-Deal-Calling-for-Outside-Monitors-135854698.html>
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*Foreign Policy Experts Urge President Obama to Take Action Against
Assad<http://www.foreignpolicyi.org/content/foreign-policy-experts-urge-president-obama-take-action-against-assad>
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*Sauver les Syriens ne passe pas nécessairement par une
intervention<http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/egypt-syria-lebanon/syria/op-eds/harling-saving-syria.aspx>
*
*Peter Harling (International Crisis Group), Le Figaro | 13 Dec 2011*
*The original conclusion in French*: Une résolution onusienne excluant
toute option militaire, appelant toutes les parties à cessez le feu et
stipulant le déploiement d'observateurs arabes, occidentaux, russes et
chinois, pourrait être le meilleur moyen d'obtenir un consensus
international auquel le régime serait sensible, et d'assurer une protection
des civils sur le terrain.
*Translation*: A UN resolution rejecting any military option, calling on
all parties to observe a ceasefire and requiring the deployment of Arab,
Western, Russian and Chinese observes could be the best way to achieve an
international consensus that the regime cannot ignore, thus ensuring the
protection of civilians on the ground.
*My Comment*: But will the outcome be regime change? Can the U.S. and E.U
get the Chinese and Russians to endorse such an outcome? If not, then the
protesters will not be part of the consensus. We dont want to hold peace
talks with the Assads, we want them out. We need to treat the real causes
of suffering in Syria, not continue to get mired in managing their effects.
*POMED Report: Breaking the Stalemate in Syria (PDF)*
*On SNC: *With its leadership comprised heavily of Islamists and exile
figures, the SNC has been criticized as disconnected from activists on the
ground and unrepresentative of Syrias diverse sectarian makeup.
*On U.S. policy:* Had the United States supported the Syrian protests from
the outset, when Assad was taken off-guard and unsure of how to respond,
policies of isolation, sanction, and public support would have been more
effective.
*Observe the handiwork of Assads snipers in all its glory/gory in Homs
City *http://youtu.be/YmoAsIwGQaQ
*The Protocol *
Lets make things clear. The signing of the protocol to allow
international monitors into the country is a major boost to Assad and a
major setback for the revolution. Its not a concession, but a reward. The
signing will give Assad few more weeks during which he can continue to kill
with impunity. The fact that the signing of the protocol coincided with the
bloodiest day in weeks simply underscores the point.
The mission of the monitors is scheduled to last for a whole month, and
already Assads Foreign Minister has warned the lucky group that they will
be targeted by armed gangs. More importantly, should the Assads succeed in
seeding the group with monitors from Algeria, Sudan, Iraq and Lebanon, as
some expect them to, then we can all expect a highly conflicted report to
emerge in a month time that will reflect the ideological divides within the
Arab League. The AL can then be relied upon, as always, to find new ways to
stall, dither and waste time. Meanwhile, the killing will continue, and the
situation on the ground will worsen.
This is not a protocol over sending monitors, but a new lease on life.
Assads FM said that Assads decision to sign the protocol came in response
to Russian advice. He was probably referring to the Russian Mafia.
*The Conference *
The Syrian National Council concluded its meeting in Tunis by holding a
press conference and reading a statement that consigned it to further
irrelevance. The statement hit all the right notes, from vowing commitment
to minority rights and support to the Free Syrian Army to calling for the
protection of civilians through the establishment of buffer zones and safe
zones.
But the problem with the Council remains the same: its leaders, their
squabbles, their ideological predilections, their arrogance, especially
when dealing with minorities, not mention other opposition groups, their
lack of transparency and their complete disregard to popular sentiments.
SNC leaders had a mission at this stage of healing rifts within the Syrian
opposition whose internecine disputes had long spilled over into the ranks
of the protesters and is seriously undermining the work of local
coordination committees and councils. But SNC leaders have not just fail to
rise up to expectations, they have even failed to acknowledge the mission.
Its as though they are fighting for a different cause. Perhaps they are.
The international community is free to legitimize and recognize who and
what it wants, but so are the protesters. Meanwhile, the rift separating
the revolutionaries from their self-appointed spokesmen and leaders, and
that separating them from the rest of the world continue to grow.
*The War *
*The FSA:* Spokesman for the Free Syrian Army inside Syria issues
statement saying that Col. Riyad Al-Assaad has been promoted to Major
General and that he remains the head of the FSA
http://youtu.be/5I4O7aGHGzYThe move came in response to the defection
of a number of colonels over the
last few weeks.
By promoting Col. Al-Assaad, and skipping the rank of Brigadier General,
Al-Assaad was made the highest ranking officer and allowed to retain
control of the FSA. The move seems to reflect an internal agreement rather
than squabble between the various colonels and officers. Meanwhile,
operations by units affiliated with the FSA continue to take place: this
clip purports to show the storming of a local security headquarters in Homs
City by FSA members http://youtu.be/-LUuPHufM44
*Damascus*: A protest in *Midan District* over the killing of a female
student yesterday and the wounding of a little girl was attended by
thousands http://youtu.be/iR0S53i9uoE , http://youtu.be/j-Y8xjax8bA ,
http://youtu.be/gZ8EANnSRWQ Loyalists opened fire at protesters killing
three http://youtu.be/kRRz10mInEo The regime also organized a loyalist
demonstration in the nearby Seven Fountains Square.
The protesters tried to regroup and stand up to the protesters, but
loyalists kept firing into the crowd http://youtu.be/TtTe92Du1Dc ,
http://youtu.be/0ok7HAV-xJI , http://youtu.be/KnEbVDBrPnI Many were wounded
http://youtu.be/Dt5DEduV5cA , http://youtu.be/yULhUXhqK2A People in passing
cars were also shot at http://youtu.be/p3pX8urD1lQ Earlier, over 10,000
protesters took part in the funeral, chanting for freedom, for the dignity
and for the FSA http://youtu.be/QqMG33kqxV4 Protesters also called for the
execution of Assad http://youtu.be/y8M90D-bzx8 The event was streamed live
via ustream. Perople streamed out of the local mosques following Noon
Prayers and marched down the narrow alleyways to get to the funeral
http://youtu.be/MC9yYNYLm8k , http://youtu.be/NSol_1FQM28
One of todays martyrs http://youtu.be/xX3PTMhJpKg Another being carried
away by colleagues http://youtu.be/dojTI3UaNo8 One protester shows off his
shrapnel wounds http://youtu.be/PiNo3CRhnYI
*Note*: earlier reports indicated that 2 girls were killed, one of them
being a 9-year old. We now know that the little girl survived.
In *Suburban and Rural Damascus*, security patrols stand outside schools
(high school, junior high and even primary schools) to prevent students
from demonstrating after school, or on their way there in the morning
http://youtu.be/nK5yuSq2zpY Patrols are omnipresent in many protest
communities as well, as is the case in *Harasta* http://youtu.be/mHGsAJ_6KLU
*Aleppo*: A major demonstration took place in *Salaheddine* Neighborhood
in central *Aleppo City* http://youtu.be/peQbYfFwAdM ,
http://youtu.be/Zpw_mBhIl60 Protester called for the execution of Assad.
Earlier in the day, students in the University of Aleppo organize their own
demonstration in a sign of continued defiance
http://youtu.be/EUqybWktXmwThere were many arrests
http://youtu.be/hRxhefSJEJk Still, other protesters hoisted the
independence flag on top of the Aleppo Citadel, smack in the Citys center
http://youtu.be/-eqwD8IzxSs
*Deir Ezzor**:* loyalists invaded the town of Qraya and the city of Deir
Ezzor itself, clashing with local defectors affiliated with the FSA and
their supporters: *Qraya* (also pronounced Qouriyah)
http://youtu.be/UUKmPOS2Fo4 Even as they bury their dead, people get fire
on http://youtu.be/9FZSAQIbzp0 **
*Hama*: loyalists keep digging trenches around the different neighborhoods
in *Hama City* to further isolate them from each other
http://youtu.be/RxwYmClSdpE Patrols and checkpoints are all over the place
http://youtu.be/g3YGQUVGqL8 , http://youtu.be/TtvPXG3GV6M Loyalists
stationed in the town of *Kafrenboudeh* http://youtu.be/ALEHH42JfiQ
*Idlib*: a funeral in *Idlib City* http://youtu.be/9IPdypyesUo More and
more people in *Jabal Al-Zawiyeh *region are fleeing to live in the
wilderness as loyalist troops carry out sweep operations of their towns and
villages http://youtu.be/fbPstVN3GXw
The shelling of *Saraqib* http://youtu.be/gLBBGtFVxHI Tanks advance into
town http://youtu.be/EsJ5je9WlXE Many were seriously wounded
http://youtu.be/YjZ6FtECdSI , http://youtu.be/xdqbPWzRLFU
*Homs City*: A victim of a sniper attack in *Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Street*
http://youtu.be/YmoAsIwGQaQ A martyr from *Bayadah*
http://youtu.be/h-ZxCtqL-U0 A martyr from *Jib Al-Jandali*
http://youtu.be/DF2JHhXWSbc In *Bab Al-Sibaa*, loyalists destroy the local
electric generator to stop the nighttime protest http://youtu.be/k4VscweztX8
The neighborhood of *Karm Al-Zeitun* comes under fire
http://youtu.be/E9jvNe18S6g *Khaldiyeh* comes under fire at night
http://youtu.be/C98r8XSA5Ko *Waer* comes under fire at night
http://youtu.be/DMlnBy8LXaQ
*Homs Province: **Qseir*: homes that were destroyed in the shelling
http://youtu.be/AQn7f24SGPE Qseir offers a new martyr
http://youtu.be/KEa6ZcZMKYY and holds a new funeral
http://youtu.be/SS6w1X8nJmc
The inhabitants of *Tadmor/Palmyra* bury their dead
http://youtu.be/W4MFHaTSBmU , http://youtu.be/NQ6v2Ezh2Jg ,
http://youtu.be/E3Ms0K0-IL8
*Ghanto* holds a funeral http://youtu.be/RS0ZuYyMj5A *Houleh* is shelled
http://youtu.be/kTm1xyvtW2Y
Wounded in *Talbisseh* http://youtu.be/Qa70hk4az1E a martyr from *Talbisseh*
http://youtu.be/Q7d9_yzF05s Earlier in the day, locals stages a protest
http://youtu.be/7QM0Zgrq9_4
*Deraa/Hauran*: *Ataman* offers a martyr
http://youtu.be/jf-MbgIIo3ILoyalists carry out a sweep operations in
the town of
*Basr Al-Harir* http://youtu.be/7CsNmsKbG0k the tanks
http://youtu.be/7hFTBCeunkQ But in a different part of town, people still
took to the street to celebrate their martyrs http://youtu.be/M8Jh1KZH95A
Tanks carry out a quick foray into the town of *Hraak*
http://youtu.be/0SYmSSzhezQ Convoys of loyalist militias take part in the
operation http://youtu.be/4uj95V3knCg Similar operations take place in *Khirbet
Ghazaleh* http://youtu.be/vEzRonLjI3k Armored vehicles enter the town of *
Zeizoon* http://youtu.be/a8u6BSdUOzM
Protesters in *Ghabaghib* come under fire, two children were hit
http://youtu.be/GzKeliVZFEM Treating the wounded http://youtu.be/qBb29q1BKeM
*Demonstrations*
*HOMS CITY*: *Bab Houd* http://youtu.be/3qKSjC5frw0 *Bab Al-Sibaa*
http://youtu.be/dRDEklC2GI8 , http://youtu.be/XTD-IBGvBXg *Inshaaat*
http://youtu.be/crGv7Rwn3eE , http://youtu.be/n3uQ6747lns Nighttime
http://youtu.be/HzWM85GnDmY *Bayadah* http://youtu.be/a1bhJ1i_c5Y *Ghoutah*
http://youtu.be/71qLPdaUeoc *Shammas* http://youtu.be/MranqgKAmKM ,
http://youtu.be/rin8ZRXVDig *Qoussour* http://youtu.be/04cc9_1lIWA ,
http://youtu.be/tuF3eRrt7Ss *Waer* http://youtu.be/_Zr6hbJC6w4 *Baba Amr*
http://youtu.be/P3bhO-HQQ0A , http://youtu.be/jHjCXyzBELM *Deir Baalbah*
http://youtu.be/xAWDAKjcMzA *Khaldiyeh* http://youtu.be/kSLVXAb-i0o ,
http://youtu.be/5UQ2HNzmhDw *Jouret Al-Shayah* http://youtu.be/pN7jSkxU_CM
*HOMS PROVINCE*: *Houleh* http://youtu.be/t1DVzZ6YjMg ,
http://youtu.be/FnO1y7zl2K4 *Tadmor* (Palmyra) http://youtu.be/xwrBlLicTT0
*DERAA/HAURAN*: *Um Walad* http://youtu.be/eLTZZIMeVvw *Sourah*
http://youtu.be/DdknqtiV9qU *Jizah* http://youtu.be/oPSDUAhrKR0 *Deraa City*
http://youtu.be/AGtf-wL2GRk *Tseel* http://youtu.be/tFpyGRVBxu4
*DAMASCUS CITY*: *Hajar Al-Aswad* http://youtu.be/fAfJeZ2angg *Qadam*
http://youtu.be/zsF7C7XS7V4
*SUBURBAN & RURAL DAMASCUS*: *Harasta* http://youtu.be/ujCVe1-QFzA ,
http://youtu.be/oEus2gMSoR4 *Zamalka* http://youtu.be/FPI3DO6CPA8 People
use fireworks http://youtu.be/PVbHtm9qHDY *Hamouriyeh*
http://youtu.be/XB0cnF_G0jk *Douma* http://youtu.be/d8R0qAVVGdo *Wadi Barada
* http://youtu.be/4Y8Z43vDG9o *Madaya* http://youtu.be/HJOmerKnlRw *Artouz*
http://youtu.be/RFi2EgG4VMw *Zabadani* http://youtu.be/BbzFgbcH0UY ,
http://youtu.be/ds__VcVNzyM *Daraya* http://youtu.be/GU5gVuJJAgw *Yabroud*
http://youtu.be/_Gm48Qqpi7M
*HAMA*: *Hilfaya* http://youtu.be/TFFD2muT2oc *Sauran*
http://youtu.be/jVWXCWimzF4 *Taybat Al-Imam* http://youtu.be/kazaRKsOTqg *
Khattab* http://youtu.be/MWhoO8KyJHk *Hama City *(Hamidiyeh)
http://youtu.be/q4sSg3to_Ak , http://youtu.be/n2kDDkVmi2w (Bab Qibli)
http://youtu.be/CWdlfdH3_lM (South Stadium) http://youtu.be/G-Df-wWG_GU(Fraya)
http://youtu.be/b8DgcNpGuro
*IDLIB*: *Maarrat Al-Nouman* http://youtu.be/B8DWmrGkzag *Kafroumah*
http://youtu.be/V1XKn1oW65g *Jisr Ashoughour/Kastan*
http://youtu.be/J7P-zhHlYo4 *Idlib City *http://youtu.be/C3XdUeuxphI *
Binnish* http://youtu.be/kMDas0CRvIo
*ALEPPO*: *Elbab* http://youtu.be/gvuR2V0M-EY *Atarib*
http://youtu.be/Nyof0tb2q20 , http://youtu.be/AZb3cQ3lMtA *Anadan*
http://youtu.be/Z5yHaGcGi0Y *Turkmen Bareh* http://youtu.be/JXRq7ccJWyQ
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*You dont need to read tea leaves in order to figure out the writing on
the wall or make sense of whats going in Syria. An open mind would suffice.
*
*Sunday 18, 2011*
*Todays death toll:* 24. The *Breakdown*: 12 in Homs, 7 in Idlib, 2 in
Deir Ezzor, 2 in Damascus city and 1 in Deraa.
Reports from different sources inside Syria claim that 21 mid-level
officers are scheduled for execution tomorrow for defecting and/or
attempting to defect.
Syrian-American Blogger Razan Ghazzawi has been freed.
*Links*
*Syria nearer to sign Arab plan, crackdown
continues<http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-syria-idUSTRE7BH0PA20111218?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews>
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*Syria's Opposition: What If We Offered Assad
Immunity...?<http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2102752,00.html#ixzz1gw1UgIRt>
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"What difference can the SNC make if it gets international recognition and
loses its legitimacy among the protesters? And what difference can the FSA
make, if it fails to get all the emerging paramilitary groups to accept the
authority of its Military Council and its leader?" Ammar Abdulhamid, a
U.S.-based Syrian dissident who has been critical of the SNC said recently.
Abdulhamid has criticized the SNC's "lack of transparency" and claimed that
several independent Syrians who wanted to attend the conference in Tunisia
"as monitors" were not allowed in. "So long as SNC leaders remain more
preoccupied with winning international recognition than they are with
internal cohesion or outreach to their own people, they are destined to
become as irrelevant and cut-off from realities as Assad is today," he said.
*A reminder of whats at stake in the Syrian Revolution (Hama City) *
*A boy http://youtu.be/qT4y49oa4XM , http://youtu.be/OhM0v7DkKrQ *
*A girl (youll have to take our word for it) http://youtu.be/WKpZKzJo2Ec *
*Message to the SNC*
As members of the Syrian National Council conclude their meeting in Tunis,
the protesters in *Deir Baalbah Neighborhood* in Homs give them an
ultimatum: their final statement better reflect the demands of the
revolution, or they will start carrying banners saying the SNC does not
represent me http://youtu.be/wtVYvMbSfjo The speaker in the clip reminds
opposition members that for 40 years they have not been able to raise their
voice, but now they are speaking freely, thanks to the bravery of the
children of Deraa, whose anti-regime graffiti sparked the revolution.
But let me take this opportunity to send my own message to SNC leaders:
- Because the international community is not willing to
intervene at this stage,
- Because the situation on the ground is getting more and more
tragic by the day,
- Because the criminals involved for the current situation, as the
recent Human Right Watch report shows, is a virtual whos who among
Assads security and military officers, and
- Because military, security and political defector can be
counted on the fingers of one hand,
Its about time we realized that ours is a longer term struggle and we
started planning and strategizing accordingly. Any group that wants to
truly represent and lead the revolution down the road should arrange its
priorities in the right manner:
*Getting international recognition at this stage is not as important as
consolidating our base of support and legitimacy on the ground.* For this,
our discourse and our actions need to be carefully modulated so as to
garner popular support and respect. We all also need to find ways to
support protest communities and the local resistance, especially the armed
resistance. Some in the international community may not like it, but armed
resistance has become a fact on the ground, even if it is still in its
infancy. No political group aspiring to lead the revolution and the
transitional period beyond can afford to let armed resistance take place
outside its purview and its controls. A political group that has no real
control over armed resistance cannot hold the country together in that most
critical period of transition that lies ahead. As such, we are not just
talking about creating the façade of control, but the reality of it. SNC
leaders have excelled in creating façades but not realities. Thats good
for them, but it is not good for the country.
There are a lot of people in the SNC and outside of it who dont believe in
armed resistance, be that as it may, its not their job to stifle or
suffocate it, because this will undermine the morals of those protest
communities who have now thrown their full support behind it. The
revolution itself will be hurt by that. The only thing that can be done at
this stage is to support the different movements on the ground and adopt
the demands of the revolutionaries as they are, regardless of what the
international community has to say. Only when we have established enough
credibility and legitimacy among the ranks of the revolutionaries, can we
begin to push back on certain issues and advocate stances that may not be
popular, but which are, nonetheless, right, for the country and the
revolution.
Right now, each time we contradict the revolutionaries, we end up losing
credibility. Why? Because we never had much of it to begin with, after all,
we didnt make the revolution, the protesters have not taken to the streets
because of things we said or did. The protesters are aware of this fact,
and are beginning to remind us of it, as we can tell from the clip above.
Moreover, we have helped undermine our own credibility over the last months
on account of our well-publicized internecine bickering, which often
reflected personal egos and ambitions than any principled stands.
So, our priority at this stage should be to get internal recognition, not
international one. When that is truly in the bag, international
recognition will follow. We should also remember that the real challenge is
not about achieving some sort of haphazard unity, but about projecting the
needed leadership, vision and representation, its about the quality of
work, and of who we are.
*Religious Split *
A group of Damascene women say they are *quitting* the famous and
unofficial religious network known as the *Qoubayssi Movement*. The *reason*:
the negative view espoused by the movements founder, Munirah Al-Qoubayssi
vis-à-vis the revolution, especially female revolutionaries
http://youtu.be/SH7N_BawlT8 This movement, which has many followers among
members of the commercial elite in Damascus and Aleppo, and across the
middle classes, has been playing a critical role in in keeping the
situation in Aleppo City and Central Damascus in check. Obviously, this
policy is beginning to backfire.
*Students Still In*
Students in the University of Damascus continue to express their support
for the revolution. This clip shows students holding a silent sit-in in the
College of Electrical Engineering http://youtu.be/nT3QAlshgyU
*Sectarian Hatred: the Homsy Debacle *
Opposition leader, Mamoun Al-Homsi (despite the name he is actually from
Damascus) made a recorded statement in which he threatened all Alawites in
Syria with getting wiped out from the face of earth if they persisted in
supporting Assad and killing Sunnis http://youtu.be/MWLH8HQw_lg He was
immediately denounced by all Syrian of note, and will certainly continue to
be condemned over the next few days. Still, this is an ominous development.
For while many Syrians would like to dismiss Mamoun as a political douche,
this douche is a former MP who has over the years met with many world
leaders, including former President George W. Bush (twice) and the late
Vaclav Havel. More importantly, his sentiments are not exactly unique, but
echoes and reinforces popular sentiments across the country.
For this reason, the opposition needs to do more than simply condemn such
statements. Now more than ever, we need to produce a Draft National
Covenant on basic rights of the Syrian citizen, and we need to propose
different models for the state to show that we can come out with practical
suggestions on how the rights of all different groups, regardless of their
demographic size, will be protected in the new Syria we are trying to
build. None of these things may have an immediate impact on the current
battle taking place in Syrian streets, and Syrian souls, but down the road,
they will make all the difference. We keep saying that Syria is not Libya
or Iraq, but so far, our methods and our discourse are not that different
from those that have been adopted by our colleagues in the Libyan and Iraq
opposition.
*Incident in Midan *
The angry statement by Homsy above came in response to developments in
Midan District in Damascus, where a protest was subject to intense
crackdown leaving two dead: a young woman and a 9-year old baby girl
http://youtu.be/HUkMMurxGlw . The situation in the neighborhood is very
tense. Funerals are scheduled for tomorrow, although there are reports that
one of the bodies was snatched from the local hospital by loyalists.
*Sweep Operations Continue *
*Homs*
Scenes of devastation in *Bab Al-Sibaa Neighborhood* in Homs City
http://youtu.be/vv5yS9Mzw6c *Karm Al-Zeitun*
http://youtu.be/3zhrynOvxFwTargeting people in cars is a favorite
pastime for snipers, as this human
brain in the front seat can attest http://youtu.be/DP9qitwLfpk And this
wounded man from *Bayadah* Neighborhood http://youtu.be/B5x5ULqwr6s People
stuck at the crossroads due to sniper action http://youtu.be/_Iq8NhujCUM ,
http://youtu.be/QvYYwR1wgDM
And martyrs keep falling: *Waer* http://youtu.be/U8qJJ1qnQ-k ,
http://youtu.be/ZWzG12ZQWbc *Khalidyeh* http://youtu.be/MIk_dtfZkFE ,
http://youtu.be/Y7oeZ-VCEgU , http://youtu.be/5Fw8lN6S6Hc *Jib Al-Jandali*
http://youtu.be/BXaC7DdBwzM
And people keep holding funerals: *Qoussour* http://youtu.be/Zvo14iso3wc *
Waer* http://youtu.be/bJ9UTFH0828
Still, and with the involvement of actress Fadwa Sulaiman, who is an
Alawite, protest leaders keep sending messages of inclusion
http://youtu.be/IE2417ZiNUU stressing that their fight is against the Assad
Gang, not the Alawite community http://youtu.be/NQ-eXQL_k-w
*Homs Province *
In the historic city of *Tadmor/Palmyra* in the larger Homs Province,
loyalists tried to reassert central control today
http://youtu.be/qZ4zLr_ywRw And martyrs fell http://youtu.be/UmycLw81rtk
A similar development takes place in *Qseir* http://youtu.be/YsJ9vl3zUC0
And the town offers more martyrs http://youtu.be/SWl4hXIp_ls ,
http://youtu.be/znQ3rCQrpsw and holds more funerals with people shouting
death is better than humiliation http://youtu.be/Q5ebTfljIrI
In *Houleh*, the evacuation of residents from homes that have been shelled
http://youtu.be/nfSMen8vRwM Homes on fire http://youtu.be/guyMg1IJ4HY ,
http://youtu.be/KKs6b9UpHw4 Martyrs http://youtu.be/zuJHOmyZb7w The
pounding continues http://youtu.be/ebc9dAezs6s
*Talbisseh* is also dealing with an renewed invasion by loyalists
http://youtu.be/KjTAnN70FXE , http://youtu.be/jKdQgvg9glA
*Ghanto* holds a funeral http://youtu.be/Qasf7_BVgBI for this man
http://youtu.be/-Bd5bLBP1Kk
*Idlib*
Loyalists storm the town of *Khan Shaikhoon* http://youtu.be/XNnnS5gDiYA As
the inhabitants of nearby *Haass* hold a funeral
http://youtu.be/WRXfmaaQurUThe sounds of gunfire is mixed with the
sounds of traffic in
*Maarrat Al-Nouman* http://youtu.be/Wf4h5X4hNeE
*Kafrenbel* offers more martyrs http://youtu.be/8h_i_oTGjpM ,
http://youtu.be/nER8QmYjOew and hold new funerals
http://youtu.be/K4pdqQXfC5I
A video from the operations in *Ibleen* on December 17
http://youtu.be/uZoM_LIe24Q
Loyalists break into shops in *Jisr Ashoughour* in order to disrupt the
strike http://youtu.be/pe9DQAzmcHk
A funeral in *Saraqib* http://youtu.be/y1NAAOOWdjk More martyrs fall in *Jabal
Al-Zawiyeh* http://youtu.be/xsk1ynahV6A Another in *Idlib City*
http://youtu.be/pq3lwQ5IsPY
*Hama*
Loyalists move into the town of *Kafranboudeh* http://youtu.be/8y8fO2mZTyA
*Deraa/Hauran*
Loyalist try to force the inhabitants of *Sanamein* into breaking their
strike http://youtu.be/OK1YFb-4PfE , http://youtu.be/BUWNCGoEEo4 And things
get nasty quick http://youtu.be/LKf3-7Xdc8A ,
http://youtu.be/m72molRR4UUAs nearby
*Karak* holds a funeral http://youtu.be/AEc7Zem4bVI Meanwhile, tanks still
occupy the streets of *Hraak* http://youtu.be/F250pk9vKbQ And locals hold a
new funeral http://youtu.be/FI3AFMwU2W0 , http://youtu.be/HPcsQndK6dw
Defectors form new fighting units in *Deraa*: Al-Moutassim
http://youtu.be/Nqsp-xn5Bz4 The Men of God http://youtu.be/WvTGi9GJc6s
*Damascus Suburbs *
Tanks and armored vehicles now are being deployed ore frequently in the
suburbs of Damascus, especially in the region of Eastern Ghoutah: *Saqba*
http://youtu.be/hPsMSbeG0qk , http://youtu.be/TkBsfYaM8W8 *Douma*
http://youtu.be/6oDQF4f6tKM *Arbeen* http://youtu.be/8jTMwxOthks In *Harasta
*, nighttime protesters come under fire (mid-clip) but remain defiant
http://youtu.be/7OrAeMPzwpA Meanwhile, the security headquarters in
*Qaboun*came under attack earlier today, according to different
reports.
*Deir Ezzor*
In *Deir Ezzor City*, crackdown left several dead
http://youtu.be/IYvZetbOPDM Loyalists carry out a number of drive-by
shootings http://youtu.be/ZQgWHsgr6mw
The town of *Jbeileh* comes under fire at night http://youtu.be/QMGnc85GPMg
*THE STRIKE*: *Idlib* *Binnish* http://youtu.be/JG1moz6S6yQ *Ariha*
http://youtu.be/Dznh2dFKI0s *Maarrat Al-Nouman* http://youtu.be/AfE0lsTKbl0
*Taftanaz* http://youtu.be/fnriWpzESuU *Deraa* *Sayda*
http://youtu.be/CQc2EorLFPE *Nasseeb* http://youtu.be/H91eSvyTr-g *Khirbet
Ghazaleh *http://youtu.be/2EHJQW_JldQ *Dael*
http://youtu.be/t6HrGRzBgMA *Damascus
City* *Barzeh* http://youtu.be/swrjxTbmBOE *Midan*
http://youtu.be/OgNEUWDR3CU *Harasta* http://youtu.be/Cw5PtJtcdDc *Douma*
http://youtu.be/eAqOzCrTdT4 *Wadi Barada* http://youtu.be/-HaT6D59uKM *
Aleppo* *Eizaz* http://youtu.be/XOJT50J4IVI *Hama* *Souran*
http://youtu.be/WPP8LCvW8fg
*Demonstrations*
*HOMS CITY*: *Khaldiyeh* http://youtu.be/uHOwROCXCIo *Bab Houd*
http://youtu.be/-zxKbFGfuSo *Bab Al-Sibaa* http://youtu.be/ksOa_VnRqMc *
Qoussour* http://youtu.be/B3AEhEVkXfE *Baba Amr* http://youtu.be/IplLvcRBTfM
*Deir Baalbah* http://youtu.be/UJF0mMWQGLc *Inshaaat*
http://youtu.be/TguSJTDeZ60 *Bayadah* http://youtu.be/RfCeBd77R1I *Jouret
Al-Shayah *http://youtu.be/S6mFLG2_Xto *Waer* http://youtu.be/PmUgbzZee0U
*HOMS PROVINCE*: *Rastan* (Izzeddine) http://youtu.be/w4jWo2b8Xlk *Teer
Maallah* http://youtu.be/3MJvRn2qxpU *Talbisseh*
http://youtu.be/qecrWyaNdIA *Houleh* http://youtu.be/SpuGxGqtDjk
*IDLIB*: *Khan Shaikhoon* http://youtu.be/vf9FADCP4As ,
http://youtu.be/FvE4ASLR4gw *Jarjanaz* http://youtu.be/tNq2sZRILiU *
Kafroumah* http://youtu.be/6-hNCi5XZ6k *Ghadfah* http://youtu.be/2aHa7SX8Rmg
*Elteh* http://youtu.be/yaf7aOsHP2Y *Idlib City *http://youtu.be/Cm0jbWpGvoY
*Binnish* http://youtu.be/0zbtnOuZzYE *Maarrat Masreen *
http://youtu.be/nb_HBvA-9ls *Sarmeen* http://youtu.be/S4RL2RRXC1g
*DERAA/HAURAN*: *Um Walad* http://youtu.be/ccCyx9wDhig *Namar*
http://youtu.be/r-ZNoqr_fhk *Mseifrah* http://youtu.be/9deW3-VMuKg *Dael*
http://youtu.be/F8zaqVIxQ0w *Deraa City *http://youtu.be/gNAETNqY-VA *Bosra
Al-Sham* http://youtu.be/Aoztl7hlJag *Tseel* http://youtu.be/gXg9To_h4tU *
Jizeh* http://youtu.be/N3bIo3pnWFA
*SUBURBAN DAMASCUS*: *Artouz* http://youtu.be/OuDTvhmTG6M *Douma*
http://youtu.be/1bQRogrw1Tg , http://youtu.be/QR6qMQ6vtuA *Arbeen*
http://youtu.be/DPG0I9TdDGY *Kisweh* http://youtu.be/GqCq1Ly9uH0 *Zamalka*
http://youtu.be/j6VGkOKLNss *Harasta* http://youtu.be/kBzJ02f3PEM *Ain Terma
* http://youtu.be/1eJt0CbHW9g *Hamouriyeh* http://youtu.be/uB7lWZ6PWro
*DAMASCUS CITY*: *Qadam* http://youtu.be/ac3PeogdpJo *Bab Sreejeh*
http://youtu.be/r7LTliNjYfw
*RURAL DAMASCUS*: *Zabadani* http://youtu.be/ebf6F7FHMm0 *Qarrah*
http://youtu.be/dZmODJopslg
*HAMA*: *Hama City* (Hamidiyeh) http://youtu.be/t5GccZmwebc
*ALEPPO*: *Anadan* http://youtu.be/R12LRWa5dYE *Tal Rifaat*
http://youtu.be/hfBFBz-w0zo *Hreitan* http://youtu.be/FvLYCeGX_Os *Kafar
Nouran* http://youtu.be/Kwka6RMMecs *Akhtareen* http://youtu.be/2CZzjGLmQx0
*DEIR EZZOR*: *Qrayah* http://youtu.be/O3gTVkyzyJ4
*HASSAKEH*: *Amoudeh* http://youtu.be/5caPp7yUopU
Posted by Ammar
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