Thursday, October 13, 2011

LCC Update: Roundup from Around Syria for Wednesday-

Synopsis of Protests:
Most of Damascus Suburbs cities have witnessed evening demonstrations, where each of Douma, Harasta, Saqba, Erbeen, and Kafarbatna has witnessed demonstration chanted for toppling the regime and in solidarity with the besieged cities, evening demonstrations also came out in Hama and its suburbs (Kafarzeta and Taybet Emam), Homs as usual did not stop the evening demonstrations, which came out in most of its neighborhoods in addition to Hawleh, Ghota and Qosair, and the security responded by shooting in Bab Sbaa and Deir Baaloba. Also in Deir Ezzor and Daraa thousands demonstrated, and Hara town witnessed defection of a military group who clashed with the army to defend the peaceful demonstrators. Idlib and its suburbs witnessed massive demonstrations in each of Maaret Al-Nouman, Maarshoreen, Ihsem, Rami, Kafroma, Sermen, Bansh, and Kaleye, and the random arrest campaigns are still going in the governorate.


Aleppo Province:
Mare: Arrest of dozens of people today in a raid and arrest campaign that included many of the following people: Housain Al-Najar, Abd Al-Raheem Al-Hojy (65 years old), Lawyer Salah Al-Hojy who was released only a week ago, Abd Al-Rahman Al-Hojy, and Raeed Al-Hojy


Damascus Province:
Qaboon: Security forces fired heavy gunfire on the nighttime demonstrators.


Deir Ezzor Province:
City of Deir Azzour: Gunfire in most of the city neighborhoods specially in the Qosor area


Deraa Province:
Daeel: A nighttime demonstration started in Freedom Square but was violently dispersed by security forces. Many participants were arrested; among them Yaman Atifi, Hussam Walid Al-Asimi, and Mohamad Ahmad Aweir.


Homs Province:
City of Homs: Shooting near the police headquarters to terrorize the people and enforcement of a complete curfew in Qusoor neighborhood and siege, and shooting in Bab Amr and Bayada, random arrest campaign in Al-Akher. Heavy shooting is heard in Deir Baaloba with the strong sound of armored vehicles to the West of the neighborhood. Army and security also surrounded Deir Baaloba neighborhood and shot from heavy weapons.

Qosair: Heavy machinegun fire and anti-aircraft fire from security forces in the city.
Security forces deploy heavily on the road leading to Josiyeh border crossing on the Lebanese-Syrian borders near the city of Qosair

الجيش والامن في الرستن
Security and army in the Rastan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxoiX2D2c_A


Idlib Province:
Saraqeb: Today a general strike took place. The city has been under siege and surrounded by Army and security forces since yesterday. Despite all the security, people have come out in a nighttime demonstration chanting for the toppling of the regime. Shooting by Shabiha in the southern neighborhood in the city occurred today.

Ahsam: A campaign of detentions and house raids occurred today.


Lattakia Province:
City of Lattakia: A student demonstration in the hundreds came out in Al-Ashrafeya neighborhood to claim the school principal who was arrested by the security forces after he resigned in protest at the storming of the school by Shabiha and assault on the students within it.


Tartous Province:
Banyas: Another student demonstration came out in Ibn Khaldun neighborhood after the end of the school day chanting for toppling the regime and for freedom.

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