No Ruse!

March 21 is the official Mother’s Day in Syria. It is also Nowruz, the traditional Kurdish holiday. But neither mothers nor Kurds had any reason to celebrate. The killing continues, and the world wants to negotiate with the butchers, for real, no ruse!

Wednesday March 21, 2012

Death toll: 80, including 23 in Old Homs, 5 in Rural Damascus, three in Hama City, and 2 in Deir Ezzor. 

Also on Wednesday, 39 dead bodies were uncovered in Al-Rifai Neighborhood, 19 belonging to the same family, all victims of pro-Assad death squads. The pounding of Old Homs continued, heat seeking missiles were reportedly used. The towns of Rastan and Nizariyeh also witnessed sporadic pounding so did a few neighborhoods in Hama City, as well as a number of towns and villages in the larger Hama Province.

The Damascene suburbs of Arbeen and Harasta where resistance activities have been on the rise again were also pounded. Explosions were also reported shortly after dawn in the Damascene neighborhoods of Ruknaddine and Qaboun.

Defections were reported in a number of villages in Aleppo Province, including Eizaz.

Units affiliated with the FSA withdrew from Deir Ezzor City following two days of clashes with loyalist troops.

Syria’s Kurdish population observed this year’s Nowruz with subdued celebrations in solidarity with revolutionaries throughout the country.  

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Comment: Although the number of reported incidents of abuse on part of the rebels pales in comparison with what regime security officials and pro-Assad death squads are doing, the situation does call for serious remedy if we are to preserve the integrity and credibility of the resistance movement.

Homs
Homs City
Bab Al-Sibaa: nighttime pounding leaves a building on fire http://youtu.be/kiWvG2lRdyY And during the day http://youtu.be/GWdLbK4EsEo Pounding intensifies http://youtu.be/g4OTqiN6GRE , http://youtu.be/zcexJFLJf8Q , http://youtu.be/tmxk3JGfSWo , http://youtu.be/5VE5i2xGWyQ , http://youtu.be/gZ7lYlhHEB0 Khaldiyeh: pounding claims the life of this little boy http://youtu.be/u2g4L_xVwfA And the pounding continues all through the night http://youtu.be/5sn2USdsxfM , http://youtu.be/7sh3ibZ7xDI A martyr http://youtu.be/ET7CUBGptYw Another http://youtu.be/gz6f8F0HTvE And pounding through the day http://youtu.be/uyQ6ohffLK8 , http://youtu.be/z5SkoN6KPfA , http://youtu.be/m0jcp-J1-1s Shell drops as locals are rescuing the injured http://youtu.be/LR07o1cEpb8 Another shell http://youtu.be/odowAr5R4mI And another http://youtu.be/31sU7qb3ct8 Bab Houd: impact of pounding http://youtu.be/PoPiMkMEzjs Qoussour: the pounding http://youtu.be/L1l_HJlViS4 , http://youtu.be/DTAZzk6LanE , http://youtu.be/j_JS8o82I2s Taminat: unknown martyr http://youtu.be/bGvY7smTyRY Bayadah: pounding http://youtu.be/3NuIzQcCXpg
Daytime Rallies
Deir Baalbah (funeral) http://youtu.be/6PlUrRcpFnw
Nighttime Rallies
Deir Baalbah http://youtu.be/dDXknd5jSHw Malaab http://youtu.be/VA7JMnO_mIw Ghoutah http://youtu.be/hQTAffBb-AQ
Homs Province
Rastan: a martyred little girl http://youtu.be/diBxnMHyQBs Injured http://youtu.be/d4d27HaWk0g A new fighting unit is formed http://youtu.be/3rdj1K3znmQ
Daytime Rallies
Qusayr http://youtu.be/GIz_JSvttyQ
Damascus
Damascus City
Daytime Rallies
Assaly http://youtu.be/ibzNCEqAyz0
Nighttime Rallies
Barzeh http://youtu.be/gJwc9YLb9NY Qaboun http://youtu.be/CB-GRiVAN4k Kafar Sousseh http://youtu.be/zHML7d4mLhc
Damascus East (Eastern & Western Ghoutah)
Arbeen: sounds of nighttime clashes http://youtu.be/LAcaEIut9J4 , http://youtu.be/IWF1Gs9kcGs Harasta: impact of shelling http://youtu.be/kvrakYTldjo
Damascus South (Southern Ghoutah)
Daytime Rallies
Babbila http://youtu.be/8S7EXxmio3E
Nighttime Rallies
Al-Hajar Al-Aswad http://youtu.be/_eBQ12AzbeA
West (Zabadani and Wadi Barada)
Nighttime Rallies
Qudsaya http://youtu.be/c-Wg8C1whp0
North (The Qalamoun Region )
Daytime Rallies
Eltal (all-women) http://youtu.be/4tAUdb5yb_I
Hama
Hama City
Several neighborhoods get pounded, including Arba’een: the neighborhood gets pounded http://youtu.be/2U3-CSNEBXk , http://youtu.be/sKF87DR8d_k Hamidiyeh http://youtu.be/fJNBQIYYl94 Qssourah http://youtu.be/Q2pA_7DF0ac Hamidiyeh: the body of a martyr in the street http://youtu.be/FpiZ-RwBKIk Two other martyrs http://youtu.be/xFkr-Uc4egM Another martyr http://youtu.be/jIxdG4QrZWQ Loyalist troops abusing the body of a martyred defector http://youtu.be/c5dUCACFSwY
Nighttime Rallies
Aleppo Road http://youtu.be/t1OdnBp9MdM Bab Qibli http://youtu.be/MOCegZzys6k
Hama Province
Shaizar: martyred little girl http://youtu.be/Hyl4V9Nymb8 Shelling the Ancient Madeeq Citadel http://youtu.be/xHJ_ZYQeqmw
Daytime Rallies
Kafar Zeiteh http://youtu.be/Fx8H2BX75QU
Idlib
Khan Shaikhoon: a mother of 10 is killed on Syria’s official Mother’s Day http://youtu.be/7sIRHPB15GM the pounding of Khan Shaikhoon http://youtu.be/FUB3e6EEIZ0
Daytime Rallies
Maar Shourine http://youtu.be/JhItW6iNx-U
Nighttime Rallies
Ma’arrat Masreen http://youtu.be/_P_XVQpmMWg
Deraa/Hauran
Deraa City
Al-Balad: a woman martyr http://youtu.be/lzQbB-ED4xU A body in the street http://youtu.be/8H1w49dfx7c
Daytime Rallies
Al-Balad (funeral) http://youtu.be/eBo0DICHn8Q
Nighttime Rallies
Mahatah (Sadd) http://youtu.be/QTvsiGBqQVc
Deraa/Hauran Province
Jassem: sounds of nighttime clashes http://youtu.be/ptSw1gRKBx0
Daytime Rallies
Abtaa http://youtu.be/a6NqGuku62o Nahteh http://youtu.be/2T_IxWr2H_U
Aleppo
Aleppo City
Daytime Rallies
Ashrafiyeh http://youtu.be/Nyldn1lM96o
Nighttime Rallies
Sukkari http://youtu.be/Y4PDwIuWFq4
Aleppo Province
Daytime Rallies
Efrin http://youtu.be/WHqn-KPDQKs Tal Rif’at http://youtu.be/5PqIf3LFcIU
Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor City: loyalist troops and tanks storm into the city as rebels withdraw http://youtu.be/P4H7Gk9G9Vo
Hassakeh
Daytime Rallies
Seri Kanye http://youtu.be/GD87BQu2uFc Dirbassiyeh http://youtu.be/Rx-u3kJedzw Salhiyeh http://youtu.be/5cpmCkHRL94 Qamishly http://youtu.be/qu5IcnghW5Y Amoudeh http://youtu.be/M5hydFQRxRg
Lattakia
Lattakia City (Sleibeh): nighttime protesters come under fire http://youtu.be/51BjnrqBghw