Inside Source: Double Daily Roundup for Friday and Saturday Around Syria

Today's daily roundup includes information both from Friday and Saturday. The level of violence across the country has increased markedly this weekend and there were widespread demonstrations across the country starting Friday afternoon.

Friday and Saturday

Aleppo province: demonstrations were held both days in the city and the province.

Friday

Ar-Raqqah Province: the city of Ar-Raqqah held a demonstration. The army, in cooperation with intelligence services dispersed the demonstration by shooting in the air to intimidate people and prevent renewed demonstrations.

Friday

Damascus: Demonstrations were held in the following neighborhoods: Douma, Harista, Al'Kasouh, Al'Qaboun, Al'Midaan, Al'Maudimeah, Barza, Al'Til, Daria, Hajirah, Al'Hajar Al'Aswaad. Intelligence services and the Shabiha shot into crowds of demonstrators in Al'Kasouh, killing 4 people, 2 in Douma and another 19 around the province itself.

Saturday

Damascus: Renewed demonstrations to protest the deaths of demonstrators from the day before.


Friday
Deraa province: 8 dead in Gabab, 6 in Injeel, 4 in Al'Harak. Dozens of others were injured in the province, some in critical condition. The intelligence services has imposed a curfew in the areas of: Injeel, Nou'a, Al'Sanameen, Jasim, Khirbet Ghazaleh. More than 150 people who had attended protested were arrested.

Saturday

Deraa province: Renewed demonstrations occurred in the province. Protests were held at the funerals of those killed the day before.

Friday

Deir Az-Zour province: protests in the city of Deir Az-Zour and the town of Abu Kamal after friday prayers. Intelligence services and Shabiha opened fired on demonstrators in the city of Deir Az-Zour, killing 3 and wounding 10, two of whom are in critical condition. In the town of Abu Kamal (which is on the Iraqi border) there was a very large demonstration and it is reported that the army has now entered the city in an attempt to restore the regime's control over the town.

Saturday

Deir Az-Zour province: renewed demonstrations at the funerals of the protesters who died the day before.

Friday and Saturday

Hama province: demonstrations were held both days in the city and the province.

Friday and Saturday
Homs province: The city of Homs is currently experiencing a surge in violence as the army uses heavy machine guns, tanks, and airplanes against the city. Activists describe the violence against the city "like real warfare, only aimed at civilians instead." 16 people are reported dead and more then 50 wounded, most of them in critical condition. Bombing and shelling of the city continued throughout the day today (Saturday) as well.

Friday and Saturday

Idlib Province: Demonstrations took place in Idlib city after Friday prayers. Intelligence services shot in the air to disperse protesters but no one was reported to have been wounded or killed. In the rural part of the province, demonstrations took place in the following areas: Binish,  Saraqab, Ma'arrat Al'Numan, Kafar Nabil, Taftanaj, Jabal Az-Awiya. In Ma'arrat Al'Numan, Saraqab and Kafar Nabil soldiers shot at protesters from the back of tanks to disperse demonstrators. No injuries have been reported. Activists also report that intelligence services are forcing government employees to attend pro-Bashar Al'Assad rallies which are then portrayed on Syrian state television as a way to show the world that most Syrian people are with the regime. One such employee, Mohammad Yahya Al'Ismail from the village of Bassamas, Jabal Az-Awiya region refused to take part in a pro-government rally. Security forces killed him shortly after Maghrib prayers Friday for refusing to attend a pro-government rally. His body was transported back to his village for burial today.