9 Killed: Homs

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Homs: Summary of Events to this moment from Saturday, October 29, 2011

Another day of savagery, destruction, and killing by the Assad forces
Homs started its day with sounds of bombing that was louder and more
intense than usual, aimed at Baba Amro. More than 20 explosions were heard
and they shook the neighborhood. Smoke clouds could be seen clearly from
nearby neighborhoods rising from Baba Amro. Heavy artillery and tank bombs
were used to target the neighborhood violently and snipers were used to
paralyze movement in the streets. Explosions and machine guns continue to
be heard, even in most Homs neighborhoods. Assad security also bombed
Al-Hamza mosque.

Bombing Al-Hamze mosque in Baba Amro today
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Bombing Baba Amro with heavy artillery and machine guns
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Some of the injuries that ensued
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Targeting a photographer while he was taking pictures
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Some of the types of ammunition used in the bombing
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One of the homes that was bombed
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Military planes were used in these inhumane bombing operations
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A demonstration went out in Baba Amro despite the destruction and the power
outage
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The bombing reached other neighborhoods near Baba Amro, where two bombs
fell in the area between Al-Qubaa mosque and Al-Hikma hospital, but luckily
without injuring anyone. Fires were seen in the Baath University near the
Faculty of medicine, which is close to the area being bombed. In continued
attempts to mislead media by the Assad regime, two medical student
residence halls that overlook Baba Amro, were emptied so none of them could
capture what the regime was doing to the innocent people in the
neighborhood.

In Deir Balba, a young man, Khaled Hasan Al-Yaseen was stopped at the
checkpoint by the Deir Balba-Al-Bayada traffic sign, and after he passed
through and was 50 meters away, they shot him from the back. The bullet
went through the car, his body, and the front windshield, and he died.
There were also two explosions that shoot Al-Janoubi area of Deir Balba,
and reportedly, a young man was injured in the shoulder and is in critical
condition.

A young man, Mahmoud Al-Nimr was shot and killed by a sniper at Al-Atrash
circle
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In Jib Al-Jandali, martyr Mulham Al-Shlar, 25 years old, died after he was
shot by an armored vehicle stationed in the neighborhood. The security
checkpoint in the neighborhood arrested 6 young men and took them to an
unknown location, and to this time there is no information about them.

In Al-Bayada, 2 armored vehicles passed in Al-Qahera street and started
firing heavily, which greatly terrorized residents, who fled home to escape
the gunfire, leaving their stores open. Gunfire was shot intermittently
from Al-Zer checkpoint towards homes and an unannounced curfew was imposed.
Movement completely stopped in Al-Qahera street. Abo Al-Nour, 60 years old,
who owns a vegetable carriage, was arrested in Al-Bayada after he was
injured by gunfire and his carriage was destroyed, which is his main source
of income.

Al-Khadr neighborhood was also completely surrounded and Assad forces fired
randomly to terrorize the residents. Assad thugs then spread around to
carry out inspections and further terrorize the residents. Seeing as there
was heavy gunfire, there was no noon prayer in Othman mosque.

Since the morning, Assad forces started raiding some homes in Al-Karama
area in Bab Al-Sbaa, and surrounding area looking for soldiers who defected
last night. The sniper who is located on top of the Citadel targeted young
man, Mahmoud Atyah with two bullets, one in the head and the other in the
stomach. A funeral was held for the martyr after the evening prayer.

The systemic terrorizing practiced by the Assad forces continued, and a new
checkpoint was placed at the Baath branch building in Al-Inshaat to
increase the siege on the residents and to be able to carry out more
terrorizing operations.

In Al-Khaldiyeh, a funeral was held for the two martyr brothers, Abdelbari
and Abdelmalek Al-Zain, who were killed yesterday by Assad forces bullets
during a peaceful demonstration calling for freedom. Here is a video clip
of the brothers’ funeral:
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In Talbiseh, a 40 year old lady, Fatima Abdo Al-Deekh was killed by a
bullet to the head from snipers at one of the checkpoints in the area.
Fatima took care of orphans and she was going with two of her grandchildren
to the barber shop, when the sniper at the athletic club checkpoint
targeted her. Here are video clips of martyr Fatima:
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As if that were not enough for the checkpoint, Assad forces there fired two
bullets at a pedestrian, one hitting him in the hand, and the other hit him
in the back and came out of his stomach. Luckily he survived somehow and he
is in a stable condition. Residents should be warned about this checkpoint
that fires randomly, and we warn people from going near an remnants from
the Assad forces, as a 12 year old child yesterday in Talbiseh came near an
exploded bomb and when he touched it, it exploded and he lost three fingers
on his left hand and bad disfigurement to his face, while his eyes are
still shut to this moment.

Since early morning, intermittent gunfire from machine guns could be heard
in Al-Qusayr as a reminder to the residents of the presence of the Assad
forces.

There was an explosion in Tadmur from the direction of the airport, and its
nature is still unknown. Military aircraft was also observed in the area.

A demonstration went out in Joret Al-Shayah after the evening prayer in
solidarity with Baba Amro, and in it, the demonstartors called for imposing
a no-fly zone to deter the Assad forces and its cronies.

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A store was set on fire in Karm Al-Zeitoun by Assad thugs because of the
strike
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So far today, there are 9 confirmed martyrs
Nasser Al-Hamwi | Homs | Baba Amro
Mahmoud Jnaid | Homs | Baba Amro
Khaled Hasan Al-Yaseen | Homs | Deir Balba
Muhammad Abdel Azziz Al-Taleb | Homs | Deir Balba
Fatima Al-Deekh, 45 | Homs | Talbiseh
Muhammad Muslmani, 90 | Homs | Baba Amro
Muhammad Mulham Shnar | Homs | Jib Al-Jandali
Nour El-Deen Al-Attar | Homs | Jib Al-Jandali
Mahmoud Al-Nimr | Homs | Deir Balba