Monday, October 10, 2011

LCC Update: " Homs, the Revolution Will not Die out, Neither by Fire nor by Siege"

Press released regarding the continuous siege of Homs province.


Homs, the Revolution Will not Die out, Neither by Fire nor by Siege

Since the revolution was sparked almost 7 months ago, Homs has not been able to repose. Day in and day out, it has been offering martyrs, more than third of the total revolution martyrs, sacrificed for the freedom of Syria. The last several days have seen a major escalation by the regimes’ security forces, army and Shabbiha against the city residents aimed at extinguishing the burning embers of the revolution. The brutal military assault was no sooner finished in Rastan on October 3rd leaving more than 100 martyrs, 2000 detainees, unprecedented destruction of private properties and more thant half of the city residents evacuated, than the killing machine moved to Talbiseh. It subjected Talbiseh to suffocating siege, which resulted in severe shortage of medicines, food staples and other basic life necessities. The campaign was expanded to all town neighborhoods with more security and military checkpoints were set up which further humiliated the residents. The daily military and security assault was then escalated even further on residents of the governate, and its towns and villages. It impacted people’s well-being and interfered with the unity of the community by instigating sectarian strife by committing targeted assassination of prominent academic figures with marked social presence and kidnapping and hiding girls, killing under torture, arrests and raids on homes, intimidation and terrorizing innocent citizens.

Our activists managed to document names of 180 martyrs who fell in Homs during September and 73 names of martyrs who fell in the first 9 days of current October.
Yesterday (Sunday 9-10-2011) the city lived an atmosphere of true war as sounds of explosions were heard in all areas caused by bombs, rocket-propelled grenades, nail and stun grenades, accompanied by heavy shooting from all kinds of machine-guns and anti-aircraft weapons (Dushka and Shilka), many houses were partially destroyed in neighborhoods of Bab Sbaa, Nazeheen and Karm Zaitoon, resulting 9 matters and dozens of injuries many of them are in critical condition, security forces and shabiha prevented ambulance and Red Crescent cars from providing medical aid for people, which is what constitutes flagrant violation of all norms and relevant international conventions.
Local Coordination Committees in Syria considers this vicious attack at Homs another desperate attempt by the regime to kneel its free people and to put down there using all means for killing and oppression the regime has.

As Local Coordination Committees in Syria salutes the courage of our people in Homs and whole Syria and their steadfastness, sacrifice and determination to move firmly towards the goals of the revolution to topple the regime and establish a pluralistic democratic civilian regime, it appeals to the international community and civil organizations to move quickly to assume their responsibilities in order to condemn the crimes committed against humanity, and work seriously to pressure it to stop such crimes against the Syrian people aspiring for freedom, dignity and citizenship, and take the necessary measures to take its officials to international justice.

Victory of our revolution and compassion to our martyrs
Local Coordinating Committees in Syria
10-10-2011

For more information you can call the spokesperson of the LCC
Hozan Ibrahim
004917632676635


Videos:
قصف احد احياء حمص
Shelling one of the neighborhood in Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lziiI1vhyiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlGOuzQAB_A

اثار القصف على المنازل بحي باب السباع في حمص
Destroying one of the houses in Bab sbaa, Homs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4dx9983MPQ

حمص - مصاب برصاص متفجر في الخاصرة
Homs - A side wounded with an explosive bullet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwzmOXd67A

حمص - مصاب جراء إطلاق النار العشوائي
Homs - A wounded person due to random shooting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XpzZrT-WE

Homs: Martyr Nazih Alshawwa 09-10-2011
حمص - الشهيد نزيه الشوا 09-10-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVm-QyhuVI

حمص - مصاب برصاص متفجر في الفخذ
Homs - a thigh wounded with an explosive bullet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI1lE6ileoY

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