31/07/2012

Report on the province of Aleppo and its surroundings
Martyrs:

1. Al Mayasar: 'Zein Mohammad Lababidi' martyred from a sniper bullet:http://youtu.be/sO99RQvjnaQ

2. Al Mayasar: unidentified martyr who was killed by a sniper bullet while trying to aid one of the injured in Al Mayasar:http://youtu.be/sO99RQvjnaQ

3. Idlib/Al Mayasar: 'Husam Salah Al Deen Armanazee', a graduate of medicine at Aleppo university in his third year of studying dermatology in Germany. He left his studies there to return to Syria for jihad. He was originally from Armanaz in Idlib suburbs:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270188046420041&set=a.205218886250291.36356.205207202918126&type=1&theater

4. Rural Aleppo - Tadef: 'Ahmad Da'boul', 24 years with a child, martyred from gunfire from Assad militias in Salah Al Deen in Aleppo.http://youtu.be/cTWymFYapXQ

5. Al Zabadiyeh: 'Haytham Atqee' with 2 children, martyred from an injury he had sustained yesterday night when a shell fell on his house.

6. Rural Aleppo  - Hoor: 'Zakariya Abdul Rahman' martyred last Sunday.

7. Rural Aleppo - Hoor: 'Bashar Abdul Rahman' martyred on the 25th July during the shelling on Salah Al Deen in Aleppo.

8. Rural Aleppo - Maryameen/Ba'eedeen: 'Mohammad Qasem Salah Al Deen', 19 years and from Maryameen, was martyred from an injury he had sustained in Al Jam'ee hospital. He was injured 2 days ago in an operation near the house of the police chief in Al Furqan. He lived in Ba'eedeen.

9. Al Marjeh: 'Ahmad Ibrahim Ibn Ramadan' martyred during an operation to liberate Al Saliheen police station.http://youtu.be/JNbp7L2cin0

10. Al Marjeh: 'Al Bakaree' martyred from a sniper bullet during clashes while liberating Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.http://youtu.be/lXM463aGiUU

11. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Ibrahim Yaser Darbas' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.

12. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Mohammad Sameer Yaseen Bareer' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.

13. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Alaa' Hamoud Hameideh' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395057767220982&set=a.395057513887674.86758.195167877209973&type=3&theater

14. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Mahmoud As'ad Asef' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395057930554299&set=a.395057513887674.86758.195167877209973&type=3&theater

15. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Ahmad Mohammad Al Khateeb' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.

16. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Mohammad Abdul Salam Masree' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395057833887642&set=a.395057513887674.86758.195167877209973&type=3&theater
   
17. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Ahmad Ibrahim Balaw' martyred from a wound he had sustained during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station. He died in the evening.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395175173875908&set=a.195390893854338.47572.195167877209973&type=3

18. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Ahmad Naser Najjar' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395057677220991&set=a.395057513887674.86758.195167877209973&type=3&theater

19. Rural Aleppo - Tel Rif'at/Al Saliheen: 'Mohammad Hameed Al Sheikh Ibn Ali' martyred during a battle to free Al Saliheen police station and Bab Al Neirab.http://youtu.be/JNbp7L2cin0

*Tel Rifat: funeral prayers for the martyrs of Tel Rif'at:http://youtu.be/nc_BEIdm3L8
The bodies of the martyrs emerge from Ibad Al Rahman mosque:http://youtu.be/5gI10qS56sc
Bodies in Al Shuhada [martyrs] cemetery:http://youtu.be/mQgxV6iQvEM

20. Rural Aleppo - Anajareh: 'Mahmoud Abdo Ibrahim' martyred during the shelling.

21. Rural Aleppo - Anajareh: 'Ibrahim Abdo Ibrahim' martyred during the shelling.

22-23. Rural Aleppo - Anajareh: 2 child martyrs who are the children of Ibrahim Abdo Ibrahim were killed during the shelling.

24. Al Firdous: female 'Maryam Qadour' martyred from a sniper bullet during the evening.

Violations:

1. Wounded and injured:

-Hospitals in Al Mayasar and Salah Al Deen are filled with injured:http://youtu.be/0XY-jRbCqhQ

2. Salah Al Deen: impact of the indiscriminate and continuous shelling.
Impact of the fall of a shell on the rooftop of one of the houses:http://youtu.be/hw6fcz65FpI
Impact of shelling:http://youtu.be/wLDhXuQp3xo
http://youtu.be/Iudj3rcaLlE

Al Shar'iyah building greatly destroyed from the shelling:http://youtu.be/H410PnkFA_E
Footage of houses, cars and buildings that have been destroyed from the shelling:http://youtu.be/Rl997oMTfEc

3. Hanano: one of the torture instruments that was being used in Hanano:http://youtu.be/BXURefyHH3Y

4. Al Sakhour: non-direct missiles used by warplanes against civilians:http://youtu.be/1bRU2vVd_S4

Cases of gunfire:

1. Al Mayasar: gunfire near Al Mayasar with many flying helicopters and violent clashes with shabeeha [regime thugs] of the Baree family.

2. Al Saliheen: clashes between the Free Syria Army and Assad militias in Al Saliheen police station that ended with its liberation by the FSA and a number of Assad militias captured and killed.

3. Salah Al deen: renewed clashes between the Free Syria Army and Assad militias in conjunction with heavy shelling with tanks and mortar.

4. Jam'iyet Al Zahra': violent clashes between the Free Syria ARmy and Assad militias.

5. Handarat (north of Hanano youth housing checkpoint): clashes between the Free Syria ARmy and Assad militias.

6. Al Hamdaniyeh/Salah Al Deen: the Free Syria Army attempt to take control of Al Hamdaniyeh stadium and are being attacked by Assad militias stationed in the area.

7. Al Hellok: sounds of heavy gunfire.

Places that were shelled:

1. Al Sikaree: helicopters target residential houses with heavy machine guns.
-Shelling is continuous from warplanes and fire is seen in the areas.

2. Al Firdous: helicopter shelling targeting residential houses at dawn.
-Renewed shelling at night.

3. Al Mayasar: helicopters overhead begin shelling with rockets and machine guns and sounds of large explosions at 3am.
-Continued helicopter shelling and residents are fleeing in large numbers.
-Warplanes used in shelling and as a result columns of smoke are billowing. Residential buildings and schools were targeted.http://youtu.be/VipHeR-zqn4

-Afternoon: renewed helicopter shelling at low altitudes.

4. Al Ansaree: helicopters indiscriminately targeting the district and its surroundings with machine guns.
-Artillery shelling from Al Ramouseh and fire from helicopter machine guns.

5. Salah Al Deen: Assad militias resume shelling with mortar after dawn and shelling from warplanes.

*Artillery shelling since dawn and until 9 O'clock at a rate of around one shell every 10 minutes:http://youtu.be/nc_BEIdm3L8
http://youtu.be/O-MbgDH2ZdE
From a closer angle:http://youtu.be/X7zCu_CG7ZQ
http://youtu.be/q1Xx_Q_2ZkI
Warplanes firing rockets:http://youtu.be/Z8PyIOAa6D4
http://youtu.be/6YB-LBoffsw
http://youtu.be/VZkus4JJ2xo
http://youtu.be/iIrsq-h_T3U
Smoke billowing from the shelling:http://youtu.be/DH4nlfCtCio

6. Al Marjeh: helicopters shell with rockets and heavy machine guns.
*Morning: sounds of explosions of the artillery shelling in some of the eastern areas of Aleppo. The direction of shelling is not known-http://youtu.be/cBre9QU__K8
-Night: renewed shelling indiscriminately targeting residential houses.

7. Bab Al Neirab: helicopters shelling with heavy machine guns after the Free Syria Army took control of the police station of the district.

8. Tareeq Al Bab: warplanes violently shell:http://youtu.be/dbZbifoeAYE
Military planes whose type is not known used:http://youtu.be/pyo50kL18wg
Smoke billowing from the shelling:http://youtu.be/Jg443Tm1VyU

9. Al Itha'ah: warplanes pound and shell the district.

10. Al Kallaseh: artillery shelling and the fall of more than 5 shells on the district, 3 of which in Freedom Square. Buildings next to the square and others next to Masour Al Sultan and and Al Kallaseh cemetery were hit. Residents retreat to cellars and lower floors and there are reports of injuries.

11. Bostan Al Qasr: artillery shelling targeting the district.

12. Rural Aleppo - Hayyan: renewed shelling at dawn and the targeting of several houses.

13. Rural Aleppo - Mayer: artillery shelling from the air defence brigade in Al Zahra'.

14. Rural Aleppo - Al Atareb: shelling on Al Atareb and Al Ibzamo targeting residential houses indiscriminately.

15. Rural Aleppo - Al Ibzamo: shelling on Al Atareb and Al Ibzamo targeting residential houses indiscriminately.

16. Rural Aleppo - Daret 'Izeh: indiscriminate shelling at night targeting resential houses in Daret 'Izeh and Kafar Halab.

17. Rural Aleppo - Kafar Halab: indiscriminate shelling at night targeting resential houses in Daret 'Izeh and Kafar Halab.

18. Rural Aleppo - Al Saharah: rocket shelling at night:http://youtu.be/9DczL2XooeY

19. Rural Aleppo - Anadan: Anadan is still being shelled from Al Zahra' artillery, where the sounds of bombings do not stop.

Number of times that heavy army equipment was seen ‘tanks and armoured vehicles’:

1. Eastern districts: helicopters flying above Al Sakhour, Tareeq Al Bab and Al Sheikh Najjar and targeting residential houses indiscriminately with machine guns.http://youtu.be/0JfsjI-3Y9Q

2. Al Mayasar: helicopters overhead begin rocket and machine gun shelling at 3am.
-The warplane shelling on the district was documented:http://youtu.be/VipHeR-zqn4

3. Al Sikaree: helicopters flying overhead and targeting residential houses indiscriminately with machine guns.

4. Al Ansaree: helicopters indiscriminately targeting Al Ansaree and surrounding districts with machine guns.

5. Salah Al Deen: warplanes overhead pound the district with heavy machine guns after dawn.
Evening: L39 warplanes pound Salah Al Deen and the surrounding districts:http://youtu.be/Z8PyIOAa6D4
http://youtu.be/6YB-LBoffsw
http://youtu.be/iIrsq-h_T3U

Demonstrations in the city of Aleppo:

Freedom-callers that participated in the demonstrations that the province of Aleppo saw today all came out calling for freedom, to topple the regime and to show solidarity and support of the occupied, besieged and uprising cities, especially Salah Al Deen, Aleppo suburbs and the districts being shelled, as well as to persevere with the revolution until victory is gained, and to rebuild a better Syria for all. Freedom-callers also saluted the Free Syria Army.
1. Al Sha'ar: large evening demonstration in Freedom Square after taraweeh {Ramadan prayers]:http://youtu.be/dWmf_ItyHs4
http://youtu.be/oRpUdFVZgNI
http://youtu.be/YPM-ynQipdA
Footage from above:http://youtu.be/M6kodVgL9kU
http://youtu.be/22I3yNKGjc4
http://youtu.be/3szselBQggI
2. Jam'iyet Al Zahra': evening demonstration from Ka'b Bin Malek mosque after taraweeh [Ramadan prayers] with the participation of women:http://youtu.be/5ezdAEaRjuA
3. Al Khaldiyeh: large evening demonstration-http://youtu.be/9oxFnYB5YBM
http://youtu.be/DIA5Ek9klPI
4. Al Marjeh: evening demonstration as violent clashes continue in the surrounding areas.http://youtu.be/kWFxCZVNuyg
Reported demonstrations with no footage- Al Mayasar, Al Sha'ar, Bostan Al Qasr, Al Sakhour, Share' Al Neel [Neel street], Halab Al Jdeedeh [New Aleppo], Masakin Hanano, Al Itha'ah, Al A'thamiyeh.
Demonstrations in rural Aleppo:

Similarly to the city of Aleppo, all the demonstrations that came out chanted to topple the regime, for freedom, to execute Bashar and to show solidarity with Salah Al Deen, the districts being shelled and the students of Aleppo university on campus against the atrocities committed by the regime,  as well as to persevere with the revolution until victory is gained, to show support and solidarity with uprising and besieged cities and with the martyrs of this revolution. Freedom-callers also saluted the Free Syria Army.

Reported demonstrations with no footage- Sandarah.

Defections:

1. Al Saliheen department: defection of around 4 personnel following the operation to liberate the police station:http://youtu.be/1natiLPrZGg
2. Salah Al Deen: Mohammad Al Fateh brigade from Al Atareb secured the defection of a captain, a class 2 officer and 2 soldiers of the special forcees from Salah Al Deen. They are in a safe place.
3. Defection of Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Hamoud Sheikh Al Jab who joined the Al Tawheed brigade:http://youtu.be/Gwk0HnYrsGQ
4. defection of Brigadier General 'Abdul Jawad Janeidee' from internal security:http://youtu.be/zHmSyo3HtGg
*Video of 7 defected special forces personnel in Salah Al Deen:http://youtu.be/oVSegRfdGLU
Statement of defection:http://youtu.be/TlSya_9YXiw

Delayed videos and news:

1. Rural Aleppo - Qabtan Al Jabal: funeral procession for martyr 'Mansour Hamoud Halwanee' who was targeted by Assad militias in Salah Al Deen on 29/07/2012.http://youtu.be/1zFuz2fBYko
2. Rural Aleppo - Qabtan Al Jabal: funeral procession for martyr 'Khalid Ibrahim Sheikh Shahadeh' who was targeted by Assad militia gunfire in Salah Al Deen 30/07/2012.http://youtu.be/7_0_OPK6GK4
3. Rural Aleppo - Qabtan Al Jabal: funeral prayers for martyr 'Subhu Salem Ameen' who was targeted while he was defending his family in Salah Al Deen 30/07/2012.http://youtu.be/2_jgHY79y4E
4. Rural Aleppo - Al Ghouz: evening demonstration with the participation of women and children 23/07/2012:http://youtu.be/i9DAVI8UCrw
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Summary for 31/07/2012:

Number of arrests: 0
Number of martyrs: 23 in addition to a martyr who is originally from Idlib.
Number of protests: 14
Peaceful revolutionary activities: 0
Number of protests that had fire opened on them: 0
Number of cases of opening fire: 7
Number of shelled places: 19
Number of times that heavy army equipment was used: 5
Number of defections: 11

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