*Syria’s lesson to Lebanon: Revolution is an attitude *
 Hanin Ghaddar
  Syrians who reside in Egypt hang an effigy of Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad during a demonstration in Cairo on January 8. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

No one in Lebanon expected the Syrians to challenge President Bashar
al-Assad’s regime. No one thought for a second that the Syrian revolution
would go on for this long, elevating the country to its right place at the
heart of what is today called the “Arab Spring.” Our stereotypes and
misconceptions of the Syrian people blinded us. Our arrogance plagued our
understanding of the simple reality that the Syrians have been suffering
under a dictator too. We refused to differentiate between the regime and
the people, and chose, as usual, the easier way to deal with our fears:
isolating and victimizing our fate and political fabric.

Sadly, many Lebanese still refuse to accept the fact that they are not an
exception and that the Syrians, whom they have humiliated for so many
years, are actually fighting for democracy and freedom in the most
courageous of ways. Meanwhile, the Lebanese sit by idly in the shadows,
secretly hoping they can win our battles. We failed to fulfill our
uprising, the Cedar Revolution, in 2005 and failed to create bonds or
channels with the Syrians in the years after. Instead, we alienated
ourselves.

Today, we see Syrians dying daily from the comfort of our living room TV.
We hide our shame behind self-involved concerns of sectarian civil war
spreading to Lebanon or Islamists seizing power and threatening minorities.
Those concerns, of course, cannot be denied, but it’s important to note
that these will only materialize if the minorities - both in Lebanon and
Syria - stay silent.

If Christians, Druze and Allawites join the Sunnis in their fight for
freedom, the regime will not be able to turn the struggle into a sectarian
war. But many Lebanese, with their sick sectarian mentalities, refuse to
see the possibility of a genuine call for freedom and dignity in Syria.

The Lebanese tend to think of Syrians as either construction workers or
soldiers in the Syrian army, which occupied the country in 1976 during the
civil war. Now we refuse to see beyond our fears caused by the Syrian
regime's atrocities. When the army pulled out in April of 2005, many of us
humiliated the men who stayed behind by relegating them to build our houses
and work only menial jobs.

I don't blame the Syrian people if they hate us, or if they have lost all
faith in us. The Syrians today can look us straight in the face and shake
our stubborn, exceptional belief in Lebanese superiority. Every day they
send us the message that freedom, political awareness and democracy are not
exclusive to the Lebanese people. They have demonstrated, with
meaningfulness, the necessary components of a true revolution.

They have regained public space. The Syrians were deprived of public space
for 40 years. They could not have their own “Tahrir Square,” so they
occupied the streets, nearly everywhere. No Arab revolution witnessed the
same sweeping scope in demonstrations. Cities, towns and villages all over
Syria have taken to the streets in one call for freedom.

They have regained their citizenship. Demonstrators in Syria, from urban
intellectuals to rural tribes and farmers, all realized that the only way
to achieve their dream is to adhere to civil means of activism: non-violent
protests, calls for basic human rights and democracy. To get their message
out, activists resorted to citizen journalism and social media. In spite of
the regime’s severe crackdown, the level of coordination and
professionalism among activists has been impeccable.

They know that any armed group, including the Syrian National Army, must be
an entity whose only mission is to protect and defend peaceful protesters.

They also understand that political power is for the people. The Lebanese,
who for years have had relative access to democratic means, have instead
preferred to submit to sectarian leaders who prefer the state remain
paralyzed and unaccountable. Unlike us, and despite inevitable
disagreements among opposition figures, the Syrians decided from the
beginning that there is no such thing as a leader, but a representative
whose only goal is to work on behalf of the people. For example, the Syrian
National Council will likely face internal restructuring and change in
leadership in the very near future.

The Council did not have credibility until the people on the ground
supported it with their slogans, and now it is losing legitimacy because
the same people disapprove of it. Today, the people on the streets will
decide who represents them.

The Syrians, whom we have disrespected and ridiculed, told the world that
they too deserve freedom and dignity. Without diplomatic manoeuvres or
corrupt compromises, they saw their moment and took advantage of it. They
have put us all to shame. We Lebanese should apologize to the Syrians for
not only what we have done, but what we have failed to do. We need their
courage today more than ever. We need to cling to their dreams and power.
Maybe we could learn something from them, maybe we could start by
sacrificing a bit of our arrogance.

*Hanin Ghaddar is managing editor of NOW Lebanon.
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 Oh what a difference the Arab League cannot make!
 *The mission that was designed to fail is failing, the world that opted to
watch is watching. Meanwhile, the killers kill, and the protesters protest
– all the world’s a stage, and each is playing his part to perfection.*

*Sunday 8, 2012*

*Today’s death toll:* 32, mostly in Homs City and the town of Douma in
Rural Damascus. Clashes were also reported between loyalists and new wave
of defectors in the towns of Zabadani and Madaya in Rural Damascus along
the border with Lebanon. An Ambush by FSA units left several loyalists dead
in the village of Ma’ar Dibseh in Idlib Province. More defections were also
reported in Homs City. and in Hama City where announced his defection along
with 50 soldiers from his unit.

*Saturday’s death toll*: 29 + 11 loyalist troops killed in clashes with new
defectors in the town of Bosra Al-Harir in Deraa/Hauran Province.

*Links*
*Syrian Americans anxiously monitor
uprising*<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/syrian-americans-anxiously-monitor-uprising/2012/01/08/gIQAQfNQkP_story.html>
**
My entire family is featured in this Washington Post article. The real
people who deserve to be featured, that is, the protest leaders in Syria,
were temporarily unavailable. Today, we speak for them, tomorrow, they'll
speak for themselves. Or, to put it differently, they are already speaking
for themselves, but their language is that of Revolution, and people like
us are occasionally needed as translators. Hope we're doing a good job.

*“Only in Syria does the rate of fallen martyrs exceed that of regular
rainfall” Kafrenbel – Idlib – Jan 8, 2012 **http://youtu.be/yqdquCWM4Zs*
<http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SmrotbSVvnY/Twq-5bFhMJI/AAAAAAABWUA/z528hZSaqd0/s1600/Kafrenbel+8-2.png>
*
*
 *The Christian Question*

Gregorius Lahham, Patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church in Syria,
*refused*<http://all4syria.info/web/archives/45164>in an interview
with Asharq Al-Awsat to tie the fate of Christian
communities in Syria with that of any ruling regime, saying that Christians
are free to choose their political position in the current situation
whether with or against the regime.

These statements by Father Lahham, following similar utterances by the
patriarchs of other churches in Syria, are neutral only on the surface of
things. At the time when the regime managed to prevail on the highest
Islamic religious authority in the land, namely the Grand Mufti, among many
other Islamic scholars and figures to come out against the revolution, the
“neutrality” exhibited by the likes of Father Lahham exemplified the
refusal to condemn any Christians taking part in the revolution, not to
mention the revolution itself, is pretty courageous, not to mention wise,
stand. Moreover, and despite Father Lahham’s denial that the regime has
tried to pressure him into condemning the Revolution, it’s doubtless that
he, among other Christian religious leaders, are under a lot of pressure to
do so. Neutrality in the face of these pressures is indeed bravery, more
importantly, it’s a form of participation in the revolution, and
constitutes the biggest guarantee that Christian communities have regarding
their post-Assad future.

The inability to move beyond these neutral stances into a clear endorsement
of the revolution, on the other hand, reflects the concerns of Father
Lahham, and others, not only for their personal safety, but for the
wellbeing of all Christian communities in Syria, because the real physical
threat against the survival of the Christian communities in Syria is not
posed by the Revolutionaries, but by the Assads and their loyalist
militias. Under the Assads, the Christians are not protected, they are
hostages.

*The Truth about AL and UNSC*

Meanwhile, the *Arab League has stopped short of turning to UN on
Syria*<http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=252775>,
but in a press conference, Qatari PM
*said*<http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=1&issueno=12095&article=658117>that
the UNSC doesn’t need any referrals from the Arab League, and can
interfere whenever it wants. That is, *if* it wants. Herein the rub. The
world wants nothing to do with the situation in Syria, at least at this
stage. Still, for all their calls for international military intervention,
the revolutionaries are aware of this, they know they are on their own, and
they are planning their moves accordingly. They will keep clamoring for
international intervention, but they are not waiting for it.

 *Video Highlights *

The *Midan Explosion* captured on video http://youtu.be/5beNGV_FES8 But on
January 8, locals rallies at night in the exact spot – an interesting way
of preserving the crime scene. But then, why bother, if the verdict is
already in http://youtu.be/3xnbMrw6HyI , http://youtu.be/kkkg5Lc5jSc

New videos of the massacres that took place in *Homs City on April 19, 2011
*in Clock-Tower Square, redubbed by revolutionaries since as Freedom
Square. Despite the overwhelming gunfire, protesters remained defiant even
then with some shouting out when they could “fuck you and your President”
http://youtu.be/5DvLJxA7qBs , http://youtu.be/8FMQpV3YQ6g

*Message* to Gen. Al-Dabi, head of the Arab League Mission to Syria from
the local commander of a unit affiliated with the Free Syrian Army. The
commander, Col. Afif Mahmoud Suleiman, complains that AL monitors were
unable to meet with them during their tour of Hama City. He demands a
meeting, and that AL monitors visit the suburbs that were bombed by
loyalists and the sites of suspect mass graves http://youtu.be/f64m-T3Og8Q

The recent and highest ranking defector so far, *Maj. Gen. Mustafa Al-Sheikh
*, addresses the revolutionaries announcing his defection and says that the
army has become an occupation force. Al-Jazeerah had aired parts of the
announcement before: this is the full version http://youtu.be/FG9xjNRb0gg

In *Qoussour* Neighborhood in *Homs City*, sign says “National Coordination
Body, where are your supports in the Street?”
http://youtu.be/GCu-_aIK9DMMeanwhile, a sign in
*Khaldiyeh* states “the people want internationalization, they want
military intervention” http://youtu.be/9DbiPUf4hrA

In the suburb of *Zamalka* in Rural Damascus, protesters carry a banner
“National Council, no more mistakes, so beware!” http://youtu.be/MhY0coBl01QIn
*Shoueikeh* Neighborhood in Damascus City, protesters chant “O Ghalioun
(head of SNC), O Manna (NCB Spokesman), the Syrian blood is not for sale”
http://youtu.be/xfVLE1kE-mo

So, how bad are things for Assad in Damascus? This video was made by an
activist during a pro-Assad rally in the Seven Fountains Square in Central
Damascus on Jan 4 for the benefit of AL monitors. This crowd according to
Syrian TV number s million strong! The speaker is shouting in the
background: “he who loves Assad let him come closer.” Obviously, the takers
are few http://youtu.be/MtOgZUyRoPY Tic Toc.

 *HOMS – THE CITY*

*Baba Amr* One of the local sniper takes out a child by shooting him
through the right eye (Jan 7) http://youtu.be/7toQ0-uuDrs

Impact of overnight pounding of *Jib Al-Jandali* http://youtu.be/6cgg8C0UBiM,
http://youtu.be/nLaHY0OQ79w Impact of overnight pounding on
*Asheerah*Neighborhood
http://youtu.be/GSfxjlyGIYQ , http://youtu.be/oDgW1g8yGpo

A Martyr http://youtu.be/SdrO5kL6Ofc A mother’s grief. She says “he didn’t
have breakfast before he left” http://youtu.be/nuZdgkjv94A The wounded
include a baby http://youtu.be/eu6tItLcYSM

*Jouret Al-Shayah* A sniper claims his daily kill
http://youtu.be/zZs5OSZ1ye0

Smuggled out video shows the “living” conditions inside one of the cells in
*Central Prison of Homs* not inspected by the AL monitors
http://youtu.be/pSitwqiYK1k , http://youtu.be/zTBF7uATFGY

*Al-Rifai Street (Karm Al-Zeitun Neighborhood) *comes under fire
http://youtu.be/klM16FqlT9c , http://youtu.be/T1DzEKoDuOo ,
http://youtu.be/nr0WcwiecXI Rescuing the wounded
http://youtu.be/WSl9K1-YBEsA baby among the victims
http://youtu.be/-ropuQ2W1sw Another martyr http://youtu.be/Vqq0MVHqrF4 A
nighttime funeral http://youtu.be/M44IYFjpVJ4

Martyrs from *Deir Baalbah* http://youtu.be/Gp4Eyo6gnyo ,
http://youtu.be/-K3aQ0zCXVE A funeral http://youtu.be/qQ2J289ActI ,
http://youtu.be/uNe8XC2lW9M Another one at night
http://youtu.be/oTX4DooVIEoThe neighborhood comes under fire at night
http://youtu.be/S3KsmA5yNjo

*Khaldiyeh* a funeral for yesterday’s martyrs http://youtu.be/JGdjBJVAKgc ,
http://youtu.be/wLH9wSXlH88 A new martyr (gruesome)
http://youtu.be/JnGRXCStPcY

A rally in *Malaab* is dispersed by loyalists (near end of clip)
http://youtu.be/gvi3C_VFsgA

*Hamidiyeh* the new loyalist checkpoints http://youtu.be/seMPBdTAn-4

*Rallies* *Bab Al-Sibaa* http://youtu.be/xZfOSBCdEo8 *Qoussour*
http://youtu.be/m5DN9gTs9yM *Insha’aat* http://youtu.be/GBUxT0x0cBE *
Nighttime* *Khaldiyeh* (night) http://youtu.be/9DbiPUf4hrA *Qoussour*
http://youtu.be/3K-dh0hQK14 , http://youtu.be/NgEDMdO5Vq4 *Bab Houd*
http://youtu.be/FtcJMFRGnVI *Wa’er* http://youtu.be/_4ltgB6Aupk ,
http://youtu.be/7poej7dX46k *Deir Baalbah* http://youtu.be/h3H64Mnhsw0 *
Ghoutah* http://youtu.be/mFzESnjvAJY *Shammas*
http://youtu.be/AWSa0v2nGa8 *Karm
Al-Shami* http://youtu.be/HTsZhajY9qI *Bab Dreib*
http://youtu.be/lXT9mQZkdv4 *Baba Amr* http://youtu.be/fSEwm8T22GA

*HOMS – THE PROVINCE *

A Martyr from *Talbisseh* http://youtu.be/lIF_0x6N4ZM Signs of torture on
his body http://youtu.be/46L_jcLvuDc His Funeral http://youtu.be/2xo2fa35iWM

*Qseir* A mother says goodbye http://youtu.be/mUGKEiiQJjY to her son
http://youtu.be/9nrozLQ9iw8

*Rallies* *Qseir* http://youtu.be/tE-fJfWRPXA *Teer Ma’allah*
http://youtu.be/OeHuwDUi_Yo *Houleh* (Night) http://youtu.be/fG1ea9RhZDw *
Tadmor* (night) http://youtu.be/E1_Z40hHWL8

 *HAMA – THE CITY*

Choppers overfly the city http://youtu.be/pjn3LuWc8VI

*Eleilaat* http://youtu.be/33R_A0j5DyI *Frayeh* http://youtu.be/eXsYNP-ITh8
*Hamidiyeh* http://youtu.be/6vZzhmJt_nQ *Bab Qibli *
http://youtu.be/RjiNIz984mQ , http://youtu.be/EM5VphcGvP0 *Aleppo Road*
http://youtu.be/LslHDnCyeAQ

*HAMA – THE PROVINCE *

Locals in *Karnaz* stage their own mock visit by AL monitors in which they
mock the monitors http://youtu.be/ylrpjBg4gms *Khattab* the havoc wrought
by loyalists http://youtu.be/QcZLVMswY5Q

*Rallies* *Hilfaya* http://youtu.be/HLiruJttz2A *Kafar Zeiteh*
http://youtu.be/jd3417NU8KM *Taybat Al-Imam* http://youtu.be/BIjf7fq0Xv4 *
Sauran* a children rally http://youtu.be/XKon0gyAyno *Aqrab*
http://youtu.be/sDhO08THPrU

 *DAMASCUS – THE CITY*

In *Kafar Sousseh*, locals rally at night in support of their detainees
chanting “the people want to execute the president”
http://youtu.be/3b2D9b1ASGY

A martyr from *Doumar Al-Balad* http://youtu.be/Df-0pLGwNMc

Student rally in *Qaboun* http://youtu.be/6Gv8fw56mHc And in *Moadamiyeh*
http://youtu.be/DjsSl0X-xjI , http://youtu.be/v27t44QsjKk And in *Daraya*
http://youtu.be/EvUVjDSyN7A , http://youtu.be/kkwvqxZzGFo

*Rallies* *Barzeh* http://youtu.be/HneLBzsh_Lc , http://youtu.be/uS8zllHcyeU
*Daraya* (night) http://youtu.be/yJJB3_ITVLk *Midan* (night)
http://youtu.be/kkkg5Lc5jSc *Qadam* http://youtu.be/0d6HvvPSyTY night
http://youtu.be/wV3tDrxAb4o *Qaboun* (night) http://youtu.be/het2WCAG7cY ,
http://youtu.be/TyzsK3i13zo , http://youtu.be/DyTABBeVEoE *Shoueikeh*
http://youtu.be/xfVLE1kE-mo *Old Mazzeh* http://youtu.be/g1WoXbAEYSc

*DAMASCUS – THE NORTHERN SUBURBS*

The town of *Dmeir* comes under fire at night
http://youtu.be/sCMrCfjxM4MThe last minute in the life of Bandar
Moadamani
http://youtu.be/oQnD09cG7ck

*Rallies* *Ma’arrat Yabroud *(Jan 7) http://youtu.be/It6ltUIc9qU

*DAMASCUS – THE EASTERN SUBURBS *

A martyr from *Douma* http://youtu.be/bRDtg1KhYeY a mourning ceremony in *
Harasta* http://youtu.be/O3g8Ebddw5s , http://youtu.be/DKGfCosHfiQ for the
martyrs of Jan 7: The funerals http://youtu.be/WiM_N-BTwK0 ,
http://youtu.be/kbd5hAvU5JA The martyrs http://youtu.be/1vS_ScdUS2A ,
http://youtu.be/JvAVfR4Z1Ks

Student rally in *Saqba* http://youtu.be/JPT6aRka4BA as choppers overfly
the restive suburb http://youtu.be/ccvBm2Sfk7A  Another in *Zamalka*
http://youtu.be/s6Qvr2wuROE

*Nighttime Rallies **Saqba* http://youtu.be/smWTbXZHmU8 Fireworks & A big a
screen “We say Freedom, All the world Says Freedom”
http://youtu.be/3czoDFQBDqE *Kafar Batna* http://youtu.be/x9IBMItVaHs *
Arbeen* http://youtu.be/WXZh90GAk-I , http://youtu.be/hZa8c3T50-8
*Zamalka*Banner says “we want international protection to protect the
monitors”
http://youtu.be/xMbYvYuLIXA *Douma* “Long live the FSA”
http://youtu.be/F_iKImWVBxM , http://youtu.be/Sbuz9BwhlOo

*DAMASCUS – THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS  *

Loyalist checkpoints around the town of *Qatana* http://youtu.be/DyFsL66br-I

*DAMASCUS – THE WESTERN SUBURBS *

*Zabadani* A shop shows bullet holes in its walls as result of loyalist
firing http://youtu.be/9LIIhKJnTgQ A defector’s dead body is left in the
street http://youtu.be/vwznI8gKxyY Rescuing the body is a risky undertaking
http://youtu.be/rwvuuRxbslE *Martyrs* http://youtu.be/AoNOMXyTdAc ,
http://youtu.be/id2AYIDZ8DY Impact of nighttime gunfire
http://youtu.be/1Kb_pBYdEyA , http://youtu.be/AUX5pYZg-nE

An injured man from nearby *Madaya* http://youtu.be/Qq-A_9az6tY

Rally in on road between* Qudsaya* and *Hameh* (Jan 7)
http://youtu.be/yJStlzp0od0 , http://youtu.be/-eJDkV7fcGs Rally in *Wadi
Barada* http://youtu.be/1HN9LdSan04

 *IDLIB PROVINCE *

*Haass* A funeral for one of the policemen killed in the Midan District
bombing. The locals categorically blame the regime for the bombing made “by
the terrorist Syrian regime,” as the sign carried by the child says
http://youtu.be/9vIaIKuCv4Q , http://youtu.be/mqWGQw9RiZg Later, loyalists
storm in and open fire http://youtu.be/KkIYh0vwd7g

*Kafroumah* In the northern parts of town, loyalist troops
http://youtu.be/tuXSZA-tGGI In the town center, a mass rally where
protesters chant “we will hunt you down Bashar”
http://youtu.be/Z4X8EVGAuJ4The view from within the crowd
http://youtu.be/DG8M94z-2X0 One of the banners says in reference to the
alleged terrorist attacks: “The 1st Attack to cover up Kafar Ouaid
Massacre. The 2nd Attack to cover up Deir Ezzor massacre. What massacre
will the 3rd Attack cover up, you traitor?”

A funeral in *Idlib City* http://youtu.be/TLKQXnOhHcE A mother’s grief
http://youtu.be/TXuFwCdAyyU

The inhabitants of *Ihsem* meet with AL monitors
http://youtu.be/AXYehdbd72wchanting “the people want to execute you
Bashar”
http://youtu.be/r34HwY0Y63g But in the town of Joseph, tanks and loyalists
occupy the local scene http://youtu.be/1Q0C7ZwGto8 Elsewhere in *Jabal
Al-Zawiyeh*, mothers and other locals explain what happened to their sons
to AL monitors http://youtu.be/we3ePnvaHN8 ,
http://youtu.be/VgcZxhUf-EcOthers tell he monitors where the tanks are
hidden
http://youtu.be/LM_BmMjGAVQ In *Al-Rami*, a tanks gets derailed as it tries
to hide from the monitors http://youtu.be/Fp-yAPcnBs4

*Rallies **Kafar Ouaid** *http://youtu.be/n9kQB3qFRes *Habeet*
http://youtu.be/0R52pzJwyEc *Ariha* http://youtu.be/U2f4Jb2O97M *Elteh*
http://youtu.be/OrNp2cD04aI *Jarjanaz* http://youtu.be/wAt_Ly7I-qE *Saraqib*
http://youtu.be/ZFiDkUc6H_4 *Kafar Lateh* http://youtu.be/zA8P8DjLFj0 *
Bsamis* http://youtu.be/QWCCH6IbD3s *Jabal Al-Zawiyeh*
http://youtu.be/M10xfn5DFRQ *Nighttime* *Binnish*
http://youtu.be/xa41Lgg4Fzo

 *DERAA – THE CITY *

*Rallies* *Al-Balad* http://youtu.be/30ksW3NoY4o *Mahata*
http://youtu.be/jGQ2L_WjgQ4

*DERAA – THE PROVINCE (AKA HAURAN)*

Locals welcome the arrival of AL monitors into their midst in *Taybah*
http://youtu.be/mg-3z4L4ah4 , http://youtu.be/QKUoQDWP1QA ,
http://youtu.be/_brv1lXxZjo Meanwhile, the locals in *Namar* stage their
own mock-visit http://youtu.be/4Is7pS0Ko_Q

A funeral for a local in *Mhajeh* http://youtu.be/DG2zCSEG8Wg

*Rallies* *Ghariyeh Sharqiyeh* http://youtu.be/MebF-dK7zow *Khirbet Ghazaleh
* http://youtu.be/D5h4a3wIHQY *Namar* http://youtu.be/1kHMnZ2ODTs *Ankhel*
http://youtu.be/VkGWVPOl5iE *Hraak* http://youtu.be/41JUXMmSnY8 *Nighttime*
*Alma* http://youtu.be/wfMGbd8OphU *Sanamein* http://youtu.be/qcU6c4cCHXQ *
Abtaa* http://youtu.be/30zTWKZXYyE *Da’el* http://youtu.be/_r8SeaKHYas *
Tseel* http://youtu.be/5oD_HfCQUok

 *DEIR EZZOR PROVINCE *

*Deir Ezzor City* (Takaya Street) Sign “We demand an urgent military
intervention” http://youtu.be/L28L3HGpbsc (Hassan Taha)
http://youtu.be/4E2X49xX5SE

Martyr from *Tayaneh* http://youtu.be/2GdcaUydPp4 a funeral in *Ghraybeh*
http://youtu.be/dIgc9PsunSE , http://youtu.be/ITd3fgO7yjw

*Qouriyeh* http://youtu.be/AduPRW7hMxI *Boukrous*
http://youtu.be/jV_acuD6UPg

*HASSAKEH PROVINCE *

*Rallies* *Amoudeh* http://youtu.be/ynDA18FU25A *Qamishly*
http://youtu.be/ZTXmSQ_nfjc

*ALEPPO – THE CITY *

*Rallies* *Seif Al-Dawleh* (night) http://youtu.be/GRIfg4el-ww *Bellirmoon*
http://youtu.be/chZj7I7_w4w

*ALEPPO – THE PROVINCE*

*Rallies* *Marei* http://youtu.be/CyoDfxHn-Fk *Qubtan Al-Jabal*
http://youtu.be/6NiL4WrgaMI *Nighttime* *Anadan* http://youtu.be/N8StSNuqNVM
*Atarib* http://youtu.be/raQJkKvAKSk *Hreitan* http://youtu.be/5Zjw9bd3Kh4

*LATTAKIA & TARTOUS PROVINCES*

*Jableh* (Lattakia) Student rallies like this one compensate for the
inability of the adults to stage their own large rallies in this mixed and
highly explosive town. It is the Sunnis who are a minority here, the
Alawites are heavily armed and emotionally charged
http://youtu.be/lUeN_CV2JHA In nearby town of *Tartous* (Tartous Province),
another mixed community, a smaller student rally is quickly broken up
http://youtu.be/cN7oCsoQzKk


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