Report about the situation in Rastan Sunday 2-Oct-2011

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*Report about the situation in Rastan Sunday 2-Oct-2011*

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*Rastan Local Coordination Committee*

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· *Situation on the ground: *

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1. Gunfire and artillery shells throughout yesterday’s night in the
centre of the city ****

2. Flames and black some rise from all the main street (Al-Thawara
street) in the early morning****

3. Big number of checkpoints in all main streets of the city, that is;
each checkpoint is 200 meters far from the other****

4. Big number of residents left their homes and fled ****

5. Occupation of a lot of homes, looting and damaging them by Shabiha
and #Asaad army****

6. We receive from military sources that clashes took place between
Asaad’s forces and the Free Syrian Army at the borders of the city, where
they caused extensive damage for Asaad’s battalions****

7. Arrests still continued till the moment without distinguishing
between adults and children ****

8. Schools are full of detainees who are being transferred in batches to
the air security branch to be tortured ****

9. 20 children were executed yesterday in cold blood, where they were
taken from their homes in pretext of investigation and families were told
that they will be returned back later on, but they were murdered near the
military consumption corporation****

10. More than 50 tanks headed to Al Houla, in addition, another big number
headed to other cities of Homs****

11. The international autostrade (Homs-Hama) is still blocked ****

12. Entrance and exist from Rastan is not allowed ****

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· *The humanitarian situation:*

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1. Electricity and all kinds of communications are completely cut off,
partial cut-off of water****

2. Residents are unable to move and bring their essential needs****

3. Big number of remnants of exploded and non exploded shells in streets
and homes, and spread of damage and litter in the streets
which threatens the occurrence and epidemic disease that may kill many
people****

4. A tightened curfew in the city that threatens everybody moves in the
streets****

5. Loss of heart , diabetes medications and big number of drugs as a
result of burning pharmacies****

6. Ration materials began to finish in the sixth day of siege, frozen
food become rot****

7. People are not able to get infants’ milk and medicines ****

8. All groceries and their contents have been looted by Shabiha and
security forces and they are preventing delivering ration materials to the
city****

9. Many families are residing outdoors after their homes were occupied,
and are not being able to reconquest their homes and therefore they are
homeless ****

10. Gold shops and money were looted by Shabiha and security forces during
inspection ****