Summary of events in the city of Hama on Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011

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Summary of events in the city of Hama on Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011
As every day, the army aircraft penetrate the sound barrier in the skies of
Hama, and flew low over Mehrada.
Students’ demonstrations were held in Hama city, including a demonstration
in Al-Taawoniya neighborhood; the demonstration issued from the schools of
Ibn Khaldoun, Mukhtar Al-Asheq, Al-Yarmouk, and Uqba Bin Nafea. Another
demonstration was held in the neighborhood of Gharb Al-Mashtal and it issued
from the school of Bassam Hamsho.
In the province of Hama, students’ demonstrations were held in Kafr Zita,
demonstrators cursed the soul of Hafez [Hafez Al-Assad is the late
president, a war criminal, he destroyed Hama in the 80s, and the father of
the current president], and other demonstrations were held in Kafr Nabouda,
Khattab, and Al-Tarimseh.
In the town of Qastoun in Sahl Al-Ghab area, the army forces fired randomly
at the agricultural lands surrounding the barricades-checkpoints, horrifying
the residence and causing some of them to leave their homes and flee to
other areas with no army presence.
The Syrian television tried to trick people for interviews in Al-Asi square
[in Hama city] by claiming they are from the “Russia Today” TV station, and
by adding the Russian channel’s logo to their microphones. An eyewitness
identified the camera man as an employee of the Syrian TV channel.
An unidentified dead body was found in Sahl Al-Ghab, the victim was
apparently burned and killed.
Around 4 pm, 7 security and Shabiha [regime-sponsored gangs] cars arrived at
Al-Hadir area [in Hama city] and arrested a man who is not older than 35
years old and works in the fishing business.
Around 6 pm, there was a campaign of raids at the old Aleppo-road area [in
Hama city] in the street of Al-Shallal restaurant.
After nighttime prayers, a large demonstration issued from Al-Shuhada
[martyrs] mosque in the neighborhood of Al-Sabouniya. The chants were: God
is greater [than the oppressor], calling for freedom and the fall of the
president, and in solidarity with Homs, Daraa, and other cities under attack
by Al-Assad army [the regime’s army].
Demonstrations were also held in the neighborhoods of Al-Hamidiya and
Al-Qusour, calling for the fall of the president.
In the town of Taibat Al-Imam a large nighttime demonstration were held
accompanied by the tunes of: it is time for you, Bashar, to take off and
leave. Nighttime demonstrations were held also in Kernaz and Kafr Zita. The
activists in the city of Souran and Taibat Al-Imam distributed- to all the
shops- pamphlets calling for the [national] strike.
- 7:00 p.m.: A huge explosion in the area between the towns of Khan Shikhoun
and Al-Habit, the explosion was executed by the Free Syrian Army and caused
much damage to the regime’s forces.
- 8:00 p.m.: Firing from the checkpoints-barricades in Kafr Zita in
retaliation after a nighttime demonstration was held by locals.
- 8:30 p.m.: Electricity was cut off from the northern part of the
neighborhood of Al-Hamidiya. Huge security reinforcements arriving to the
neighborhood from the close by areas of Duwar Al-Bahra (the bond’s
roundabout) and Al-Arbaeen (the 40s) neighborhood. Also large numbers of
Shabiha (regime-sponsored gangs), with weapons and gear, arrived at Al-Assad
medical Plaza.
- 11:15 p.m.: Heavy gunfire in Sahl Al-Ghab by Al-Assad gangs, a 7 years old
child was injured. A tank with 12 Shabiha in it roamed Kafr Zita terrorizing
the people.
And in Al-Hadir gunfire was heard.
- 12:00 a.m.: The neighborhood of Al-Baroudiya was stormed by security
forces and Shabiha. In Kafr Zita a warplane flew over the city.