Sunday, April 21, 2013

21/04/2013 until 8pm

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Report on the province of Aleppo and its surroundings 21/04/2013 until 8pm [SYRIA]
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• Summary for 21/04/2013 until 8pm:

Number of arrests: -
Number of martyrs: -
Number of demonstrations: -
Peaceful revolutionary activities: -
Number of demonstrations that had fire opened onto: -
Number of cases of opening fire: 4
Number of shelled places: 6
Number of times that heavy army equipment was used: 2
Number of defections: -

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• Violations:

1) Injured and wounded:

*Aleppo countryside - Safira: casualties fell due to the artillery shelling of the southern neighbourhood in the neighbourhood in the afternoon.

2) Amariyeh: a number of buildings were burnt due to the shelling:

3) Aleppo countryside - Arabeen: impact of the devastation in the town, which surrounds Kuweirs military hospital:

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• Cases of gunfire:

1) Salah al-Deen: clashes took place between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Assad’s militia in the neighbourhood and in Hashkal area in the evening.

2) Amariyeh: clashes are taking place between the FSA and Assad’s militia since the early morning.

3) Sakhour: clashes took place between the FSA and Assad’s militia.

4) Leiramoun: clashes took place between the FSA and Assad’s militia in the evening.

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• Places that were shelled:

1) Salah al-Deen: artillery shelling in the late afternoon.

2) Amariyeh: artillery shelling in the late afternoon.

3) Sakhour: artillery shelling in the evening.

4) Leiramoun: artillery shelling in the evening.

* Shelling of Aleppo countryside:

5) Tel Rif’at: rocket launcher shelling at dawn.

6) Safira: artillery shelling in the southern neighbourhood in the afternoon.

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• Number of times that heavy army equipment was seen (armoured vehicles/tanks/jets):

1) Aleppo: helicopters flew overhead New Aleppo [Halab al-Jadida] and the surrounding neighbourhoods in the morning.

2) Aleppo countryside - Safira: new military reinforcements arrived to the defence and scientific research factories, consisting of 11 tanks, 5 rocket launchers, 2 doushka vehicles and 2 lorries carrying soldiers.

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• Arrests:

1) Jamiliyeh: a campaign of raids and searches was carried out in the area by Assad’s militia for the second day in a row.

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• Delayed news and videos:

1) Bustan al-Qasr: clashes took place between Assad’s militia and the FSA at the municipal palace.

2) Ma’adee: rubbish spreading in the neighbourhood 20/04/2013

3) Baghdad station: a mortar shell fell on a residential building near Muesatee opticians. There are reports that a number of people were injured yesterday evening.

4) Sokaree: a number of shells fell yesterday evening. Many helicopters were flying overhead.

5) Maysaloun: destruction in residential houses 20/04/2013

6) Itha’ah: monitoring Cornishe road 20/04/2013

7) Old Aleppo - 20/04/2013
-Great destruction in the historic cotton souq [market]:
-Drinking water has been cut off to the surrounding neighbourhoods due to water pipes being exploded in the cotton souq:
-Great destruction in Khan al-Barsham due to the shelling:
-A historic house completely destroyed due to the shelling:

8) Aleppo countryside - Jarablus - Amarniya village: funeral procession for martyr Khalid Farouq al-Isma’eel, who was martyred during clashes in the 17th division in Raqqah 20/04/2013http://youtu.be/GrZc00XoFyQ

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