26 Killed: Homs

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Homs: Summary of events – Monday, October 17, 2011

As residents of Homs are used to now, they spend their night listening to
the sound of bullets, rockets, and explosions. Tonight was no better, as
several armored vehicles stormed Deir Balba to fire heavily and launch
rockets, hitting several homes, while power was out in the neighborhood. The
sounds of explosions and heavy machine guns were also heard in the
neighborhoods of Al-Bayada, Al-Khaldiyeh, Baba Amro, Al-Waar, Jib
Al-Jandali, Karm Al-Zeitoun, and Al-Nazeheen. The air force also roamed the
skies of the city and its suburbs terrorizing the city and the northern
villages.

Three martyrs, who were killed yesterday in Al-Inshaat by security and
Shabiha, were mourned today in Baba Amro. They are: Taher Al-Sibaai, Tamer
Mando, and Gazwan Ghalioun. Here are some videos of the funeral in Baba
Amro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXHFZ2Ngvuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eGP_0pAeEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD5mgvSdN-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YqABk_9ye4

A funeral that was being held for martyrs in Al-Khaldiyeh ended abruptly
when Assad forces opened fire at the mourners, resulting in some injuries.
Here are some videos of the funeral for Al-Khaldiyeh martyrs who were killed
yesterday when the neighborhood was being shelled during the Arab League
meeting on October 16, 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbraqbbA0Tk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiiqGhxKhXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0-As9YabIc

Firing at mourners in Al-Khaldiyeh by security forces:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbMzsU6vq98

Armored vehicles firing in Al-Khaldiyeh during the evening demonstration,
which was also during the Arab League meeting on October 16, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBvvEurzH4s

The death of martyrs Muhannad Al-Abdullah and Ashraf Sheikh Alsouk was
confirmed as a result of being shot yesterday by bullets from armored
vehicles and members of the Assad army while they were coming back to their
homes in Al-Khaldiyeh. The funeral of martyr Salem Tayara went out in Bab
Al-Draib, where he was killed by Assad security thugs early morning on
October 17, 2011.

Burial of martyr Muhammad Salem Tayara in Bab Al-Draib on October 17, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf7YUMzNAMM

Wake for martyr Salem Tayara in Bab Al-Draib on October 17, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWN_rj7UO7g

A funeral was also held for martyr Muhammad Fadi Kaada in Bab Tadmur, where
he was killed by a bullet of Assad forces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNLoAJsRA

Students in Al-Ghouta went out in a spontaneous demonstration, which angered
Assad security forces who started firing in the air and chasing students, in
an attempt to arrest them and terrorize them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg3jqEYi9xE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykO16lQsizo

At dawn, and after the homes were combed home-by-home in the neighborhoods
of Bab Al-Sibaa, Al-Mrejeh, and Al-Khader the last two days to ensure
residents are unarmed, Assad forces armed with heavy weapons, tanks, armored
vehicles, and other weapons attacked and bombed the neighborhoods, targeting
homes and stores. Their bullets did not distinguish between young and old or
man and woman, even though they do not care about that anyway. As if killing
and destroying were not enough, Assad forces prevented ambulances from
reaching the neighborhood and the wounded. They also attacked Red Crescent
envoys and carjacked some ambulances to use them to enter the neighborhood
and arrest some of the wounded.

The bullets and bombs started at 6 am and had not stopped most day. The
number of wounded reached tens of people, most of them remained in their
homes without help, some of them bleeding to death and some (more than 30)
were arrested. Additionally, a number of martyrs fell, some known, and some
whose names were still unconfirmed. Some of the confirmed martyrs are:
Sharid Kaada, M. Abdelrahman Al-Abdah, Abdelmatlab Al-Sabbagh, Yaseen Shama,
Moayed Mahrat, Omar Abdelhasib Al-Talawi, Abeer Sheikh Al-Souk, Majd
Al-Hallak, Dawod Sulieman Al-Jasem, Jasem Afara.

After combing the neighborhoods home-by-home, using searching for weapons as
an excuse, Assad forces decided to declare a war to exterminate and destroy
most neighborhoods of Homs starting from Deir Balba, through Al-Bayada,
Al-Khaldiyeh, Juret Al-Shayah, Al-Inshaat, Baba Amro, Karm Al-Shami,
Al-Midan, and Bab Al-Draib. The operation focused on the neighborhoods of
Baba Amro, Al-Khaldiyeh, Al-Bayada, Deir Balba, Jib Al-Jandali, Karm
Al-Zeitoun, and Al-Nazeheen. There were tens of wounded as a result, who
were tended to in homes because it was impossible to take them to hospitals
or medical centers. Some martyrs from these neighborhoods were: M. Khaled
Al-Bashan (Deir Balba), Haj Fajr Ahmad Al-Dhabi, 70 years old (Jobar, near
Baba Amro), M. Abdelkader Kaada and Adnan Ghalioun, 55 years old (Jib
Al-Jnadali), M. Khaled Al-Nasser (Al-Bayada), M. Samer Mando, Muhannad
Al-Abdullah, Akram Mustapha Mando, Fadi Dabous, and Kamel Swaidan
(Al-Khaldiyeh), Sharif Kaada and Ayham Al-Beirouti (Bab Al-Draib),
Abdelmouti Hasan Sinbul (Al-Nazeheen), Mahmoud Al-Kaheel, 50 years old
(Ashira).

Random firing at homes in Baba Amro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jidQhDDq-So
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUlhgD5DeMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlDSdKMKroY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgIY3XGHMRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP-Uk4uGP68

Some of the rockets shot at homes in Al-Khaldiyeh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B4n_xLAp5c
Rockets used to bomb homes in Karm Al-Zeitoun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8WSRnYGFvU
New type of rockets used against civilians in Jib Al-Jandali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tWSkcAdswg
Destruction of home in Al-Bayada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmBIEsmYuKA

Large security and military reinforcements arrived to the town of Al-Qusayr,
which was surrounded from all entrances, amid news of defection of more than
30 soldiers at the northern entrance of town, and fire exchange there.

The village of Gharnata held a funeral for martyr Nizar Al-Taleb, 36 years
old, who died under torture in the basements of security branches, where he
was arrested about a week ago, and his body was handed over today, with
clear signs of torture.

The village of Abel also got its share of killing, raids, and destruction.
Assad forces supported by the army surrounded the village, raided homes, and
looted homes and stores, only to resume random shelling and firing in the
evening from checkpoints. Assad army members are spread around the village.

The residents of Al-Holeh went out in solidarity with Homs, in a massive
demonstration to prove that the martyrs’ blood will not be shed in vain, and
to relay to the Arab world and international community the message that
their silence is killing us, and apathy is increasing the number of our
victims.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0DY8qhUa0

In defiance to all the weapons and silence of the world, residents of Homs
went out demonstrating and chanting in the neighborhoods of Al-Waar,
Al-Qusoor, Al-Ghouta, Al-Inshaat, Deir Balba, Al-Kaldiyeh, Al-Bayada,
Al-Shammas, Baba Amro, Juret Al-Arayes, Al-Karabees, Juret Al-Shayah,
Al-Mrejeh, Bab Houd, and others. Residents also demonstrated in other towns
and villages around Homs, like Al-Holeh, Tadmur, Al-Qusayr, and
Al-Qaryatain. Most demonstrations were attacked and fired at to be
dispersed.

As usual, the Assad forces fired rockets from tanks and machine gun fire in
the evening in neighborhoods in which it is present, especially in Deir
Balba, Al-Bayada, Karm Al-Zeitoun, Al-Naseheen (where nail bombs were used),
Bab Al-Sibaa, Al-Mrejeh, Bab Al-Draib, Baba Amro, and Al-Khaldiyeh. This was
amid news of many injuries. The Assad forces also opened fire in the town of
Al-Qusayr, directing it at streets and buildings. But there were no reports
of injuries. Assad forces also fired from checkpoints around town
(Al-Mashtal, Al-Sawameh, Al-Baladiyeh, and Al-Kaniseh).

Some video clips from the day:
Al-Qusayr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruwz1CuYOFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5vXmd52U2g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CFhuIv7oxo

Al-Inshaat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrAtzccLbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c-sfTMerIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGeJyb1OkKY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_v74Jg47I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ECMO79EdBc

Al-Ghouta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK5WO4R-ZFM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvle8105vu0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7u0CMg-oC8

Deir Balba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIfUttY0pYc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46tHdnRgeM

Al-Bayada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0woS2LXOs

Bab Houd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUHQINnvNZc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJsK3Wn6CY

Baba Amro and Juret Al-Arayes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GWcu4heCoA

Al-Qusayr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q50icAOSjE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDzfM-Rxb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrTGUAmd6-A

Al-Holeh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdvwD5OaWc

Tadmur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tOvMze-Uhpo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4LwmEtkLxQI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2yAgvTSjLzs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WP9-iensRzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fWP33Uw7wfY

Names of some of today’s martyrs:
1- Muhammad Fadi Abdelkader Kaada | Homs | Jib Al-Jandali
2- Adnan Ghalioun, 55 | Homs | Jib Al-Jandali
3- Muhammad Salem Tayara | Homs | Al-Khaldiyeh
4- Muhammad Samer Mando | Homs | Al-Khaldiyeh
5- Fadi Dabous | Homs | Al-Khaldiyeh
6- Kamel Swedan | Homs | Al-Khaldiyeh
7- Akram Mustapha Mando | Homs | Al-Khaldiyeh
8- Sharif Kaada | Homs | Bab Al-Draib
9- Muhammad Abdelrahman Al-Abdah | Homs | Bab Al-Draib
10- Abdelmalek Makhzoum | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
11- Jasem Al-Affara | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
12- Abdelmatlab Al-Sabbag | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
13- Yaseen Shamma, 36 | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
14- Moayed Mahrat, 17 | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
15- Omar Abdelhaseeb Al-Talawi | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
16- Abeer Sheikh Al-Souk, 35 | Homs | Bab Al-Sibaa
17- Majd Al-Hallak | Homs | Juret Al-Shayah (killed in Bab Al-Sibaa)
18- Dawod Sulieman Al-Jasem | Homs | Al-Wadi
19- Abdelmouti Hassan Sunbul | Homs | Al-Nazeheen
20- Mahmoud Al-Kaheel, 50 | Homs | Ashirah
21- Samira Abdullah Al-Shabli, 47 | Homs | Al-Siteen Street
22- Muhammad Khaled Al-Bashan Al-Naimi, 23 | Homs | Deir Balba
23- Muhammad Khaled Al-Nasser, 23 | Homs | Al-Bayada
24- Fajr Ahmad Al-Dhabi, 70 | Homs | Jobar
25- Nizar Al-Taleb | Homs Suburbs | Gharnata (under torture)
26- Ayham Al-Beirouti | Homs | Bab Al-Draib