A general strike had been called for Monday in all of Syria in support of the people of Damascus. Strikes occurred all over Idlib province including in the following towns and areas: Sarqab, Mar'aat Numan, Kafar Nabil, Kafrouma, Jabal Az-Awiya, Jisr Al'Shaghour, Ariha, Kafar Takhrim, Al'Tamanaah, Al'Habeit, Khan Sheikhoun and Sermin.
Security forces were sent to break up the general strike in Khan Sheikhoun and Sermin. In Khan Sheikhoun residents participated in acts of civil disobedience and refused to go to work. Residents refused to open their shops or even collect their monthly wages in support of the people of Damascus. Security forces entered the city and attempted to force people to open their shops and go to work. Those shops that were not opened were broken into and vandalized. A massive campaign of arrest was instituted in which over 85 people were detained and then tortured before being sent to the central Mukhabarat holding facility in Idlib province.
In the town of Sermin a similar situation occurred. Security forces entered in an attempt to break the general strike and force people to go to work. Security forces also opened fire on the town with heavy machine guns, forcing many resident to flee into the nearby rural areas to avoid being shot or detained. Dozens of city employees were arrested and detained. One resident was shot in the stomach by machine gun fire from a tank and died immediately. Three shops of owners who could not be found and arrested were also burned down by security forces. Overall, 350 people were arrested across the province, including 120 city and provincial employees. Demonstrations continued around the province after Taraweeh prayers in the evening in support of the people of Damascus and the demand for the fall of the regime.
Security forces were sent to break up the general strike in Khan Sheikhoun and Sermin. In Khan Sheikhoun residents participated in acts of civil disobedience and refused to go to work. Residents refused to open their shops or even collect their monthly wages in support of the people of Damascus. Security forces entered the city and attempted to force people to open their shops and go to work. Those shops that were not opened were broken into and vandalized. A massive campaign of arrest was instituted in which over 85 people were detained and then tortured before being sent to the central Mukhabarat holding facility in Idlib province.
In the town of Sermin a similar situation occurred. Security forces entered in an attempt to break the general strike and force people to go to work. Security forces also opened fire on the town with heavy machine guns, forcing many resident to flee into the nearby rural areas to avoid being shot or detained. Dozens of city employees were arrested and detained. One resident was shot in the stomach by machine gun fire from a tank and died immediately. Three shops of owners who could not be found and arrested were also burned down by security forces. Overall, 350 people were arrested across the province, including 120 city and provincial employees. Demonstrations continued around the province after Taraweeh prayers in the evening in support of the people of Damascus and the demand for the fall of the regime.
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