st <http://blogs.aljazeera.com/middle-east> m<http://blogs.aljazeera.com/imperium>
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> * *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> * *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 Posted by Ammar http://syrianrevolutiondigest.blogspot.com/ Messages!<http://syrianrevolutiondigest.blogspot.com/2011/12/messages.html> *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> * *Syria's Opposition: What If We Offered Assad Immunity...?<http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2102752,00.html#ixzz1gw1UgIRt> * "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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/