Syrian Network for Human Rights & Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies Violation Report for Wednesday, 18 July, 2012

Casualties and wounded:

Damascus | Al-Qaboun
The Syrian army carried out a series of indiscriminate bombardments throughout the capital of Damascus including Al-Qaboun where a total of 9 people have died their; and as we can see some of their bodies have been distorted (Graphic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3z2X2dpVSA

Damascus | Al-Qadam
The following video shows the state in which the streets of Al-Qadam neighbourhood were left in today; bodies were lying in the street after they were executed. Many of them have also been disfigured and the civilians were unable to reach them due to the snipers deployed throughout the area (Graphic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai0PfkXDdYg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVVN-BsQ1tE

Daraa | Al-Balad
As the indiscriminate bombardment by the Syrian army continues against the civilians of Daraa, many people have fell victims while in their homes including this young man whose wounds can be seen in the following video (Graphic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfWUOd_4La4

Homs | Al-Quseir
Every single day for the past month, field hospitals in Al-Quseir keep getting filled with many minor and sever casualties inflicted by the indiscriminate bombardment carried out by the Syrian army against Al-Quseir in Homs. In addition to this, the levels of distress keep on rising in these field hospitals because of the lack of supplies thus increasing the suffering of the civilians (Graphic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1geRMqEQVw

 

 

Idlib | M’arat Al-Ni’man
In the following video, we can see a number of wounded civilians with some having serious injuries who cannot be taken to hospitals due to the military grip on the city. Because of this, they are forced to wait in one of the field hospitals in order to receive treatment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJghIgDtIU

 

Assaults and Human Rights Violations:

Damascus | Barzeh
As is the case with all other cities under bombardment, the citizens of Barzeh in Damascus begin to become displaced due to the indiscriminate sheling carried out by the Syrian army against Damascus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqdYgzSdAc

Damascus Suburbs | Al-Kiswih
As the Syrian regime continues to impose group punishments on the uprising cities we can see the suffering citizens are going through to obtain some of their daily bread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mcx4sFxmCI

Homs | Baba Amro
The children in Baba Amro in Homs are amongst the people who are suffering the most in terms of the wounded as they are treated of their wounds without the use of any anesthetic to numb the pain since it is unavailable just like the child in the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CbsgRhfZWQ

Homs | Al-Rastan
After the citizens were displaced by the indiscriminate shelling carried out by the Syrian army and moved to shelters, the Syrian army targeted these shelters along with their water tanks and bakeries. The woman in the following video talks about the suffering in which they are living in; where no food, water or electricity to satisfy their necessities are available:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYQO2pv5Kc8

 

 

Bombardment and Destruction:

Damascus | Al-Meidan
As the situation escalates in the city of Damascus the regime resorts to the bombardment of Damascus including the famous Al-Meidan neighbourhood leaving huge amounts of destruction in the homes, mosques and shops of the citizens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52YJar_23vU

Homs | Al-Hamiediya
The citizens who decided not to flee the neighbourhood of Al-Hameidiya in Homs are still suffering from the daily shelling by the Syrian army as well as the destruction caused by it. The black smoke rising in the city is also a daily sight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUuPR_DR8zo

Deir Ezzor City
The following video clearly shows how the tanks belonging to the regime are stationed on the outskirts of the city while indiscriminately bombarding the homes of civilians:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14nrBPNlAk

 

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

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Email: press@syrianhr.org

 

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