Syrian Network for Human Rights & Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies| Violation Report | Saturday, 16 June, 2012

Casualties and wounded: 

Dar’aa | Busr Assham
Eight civilians have been killed and fifty women, children and elderly wounded. Four of the wounded are in critical condition after being subjected to fierce aerial bombardment on the city today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgueLehXPsc 
Homs | Talbeeseh
A mortar shell that fell directly in front of a bakery in Al-Farhaniyah caused a horrific massacre as many civilians were gathered there. This difficult-to-watch video shows dismembered and decapitated bodies of victims: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgFAkZhhyL8 (Important)
Hama | 
Little girl Kawthar Al-Ruhayil was killed while in her mother’s lap after regime security forces stormed Al-Mistareeha Township. Her grandmother is shown wondering about the reason for which this innocent and unarmed child was targeted. The child’s mother begs for merciful treatment of her dead daughter’s body:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYKX_lX_Lw0&feature=youtu.be
As for Sarah Kanaan Al-Barazi, this young girl barely aged 16, was assassinated by gunfire from one of the regime’s snipers stationed over public buildings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqklkOVoJGk

Damascus Rural | Arbeen
Little girl Dala’a Anwar Kojak was killed along with her family due to the heavy bombardment on the city. The shells have ripped through her tiny head and caused a gaping hole, and have torn her feeble body into pieces:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugpbGBwdTU
The following clip shows another young female child named Bisan Aba Al-Qassem of Sudanese nationality who was not safe from mortar rounds on Misraba Township:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2JhrjB9xT8
Damascus | Al-Mazzeh
A wounded man being treated at home for fear of arrest after being injured by indiscriminate gunfire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp7pTPuKEfg
Homs | Arrastan
A makeshift hospital flooded with wounded civilians due to heavy and sustained shelling of the city for the ninth consecutive day: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158RsSL_gOM 

Assaults and Human Rights’ Violations: 
Dar’aa | Airport District
Footage of a large-scale arrest campaign conducted by regime security forces while raiding homes and dragging away youth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSNrOggAzXI
Homs | Al-Ghoutah District
Not only do the regime’s forces bomb homes, but they also cut off all escape routes for the civilian population to flee persecution. This video shows orchards between Al-Ghoutah and Al-Qarabees districts that have been razed to prevent civilians from fleeing the bombardment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MMxX2pVnfo
Damascus | Al-Mazzeh
Regime’s armoured vehicles, heavy machinery, and regime loyal troops spread out in the capital’s streets in search of rebels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPuXMz8yklg
Dar’aa | Etman
Snipers take up position on rooftops to control civilian movement and be at better range for targeting the innocents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsCjzN_C9s
Idlib | Khan Shaykhoun
Regime loyal militia burned citizens’ crops as a revenge for their resistance; a measure that will increase citizens’ deprivation: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOvZch2VHs

Bombardment and Destruction: 
Homs | Arrastan
A rocket or shell falls every 15 seconds on the city that is being bombarded for the ninth day in a row:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYtn1c5Djmw
Smoke is seen billowing here after targeting the city’s water tanks so as to increase the remaining citizens’ suffering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfPKzHp0JD8
Aleppo | Al-Atarib
Fierce tank shelling targeted the city whose grand mosque was also heavily damaged as this footage shows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2zahwkilE4
Damascus Rural | Saqba
Part of the destruction caused by the fierce bombardment of the city today, and in which Al-Furqan mosque sustained heavy damage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xc9ZEZlgaY
Dar’aa | Eastern Al-Karak
Military aircraft shell the village and cause grave damage to buildings and civilian property:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBAhC-L0jGU
This is in addition to targeting of schools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD3QzR7V-Kw 

Syrian Network for Human Rights – London &
Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies – Syria

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