Syrian Network for Human Rights & Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies Violation Report for Thursday, 19 July, 2012

Casualties and wounded:
Damascus | Al-Meidan
Many casualties have been documented today as the Syrian army continues to attack unarmed citizens in Al-Meidan neighbourhood in the heart of Damascus. Just like the case with the victim in the following video, members of the neighbourhood are unable to take them to hospitals as it is blocked from all sides by the Syrian army (Graphic):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxeOdq8QN70
Again, houses have become makeshift hospitals which are now filled with casualties who have not been able to reach any hospital due to the blockade imposed by the Syrian army (Graphic):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8rtHpWFmY
Damascus Suburbs | Al-Sayyida Zainab
As the citizens of Al-Sayyida Zainab attended a funeral, missiles launched by the Syrian regime hailed on them, causing a number of casualties to join the ranks of the dead as the following video shows a small number of them (Graphic):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42jO2rUSAWE
The following video shows the mass grave in which the victims of the missile bombardment on Al-Sayyida Zainab were buried in while shelling is still taking place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndbua4CnUw

Homs | Al-Qusour
As the Syrian regime and its forces continue to target journalists; media activist Mohammad Al-Husni, the director of the media office in Al-Qusour was killed today at the hands of the Syrian regime’s army:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LaCoxOUuk
Idlib | Saraqib
Field hospitals in Saraqib keep getting filled up as more and more casualties keep on arriving due to the indiscriminate bombardment carried out by the Syrian army:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3PswWRi3g
Hama | Heialin
While ambulance services and the Red Crescent are prevented from entering the towns and Cities of Hama due to the blockade imposed by the Syrian army, the civilians are forced to transport casualties such as the woman in the following video to nearby towns or villages:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2qSNGq4KIE
Deir Ezzor | Al-Jbeili
A five year old child in Al-Jbeili neighbourhood was killed today as a rocket fell on his family home today due to the bombardment carried out by the Syrian army against Deir Ezzor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXosyCk_f3I

Assaults and Human Rights Violations:
Damascus Suburbs | Arbeen
Citizens of Arbeen begin to flee their homes leaving their belongings behind in an attempt to escape with their lives as to not knowing when a rocket may fall on their home or not:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USBvd-xtxTM
Homs | Eastern Al-Buweida
The citizens of Homs are suffering from the kidnapping of their family members by the Syrian army and security forces who then return them as dead corpses or with severe injuries such as the following casualty in the field hospital who doctors are attempting to treat using simple capabilities:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diAccXXPR1M

Bombardment and Destruction:
Damascus | Al-Qaboun
The sky of Al-Qaboun was filled with black smoke today as the shelling carried out by the Syrian army continues for the fourth consecutive day, causing destruction in the homes of the civilians:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vml69DgT4ko
Damascus Suburbs | Al-Zabadani
The people of Al-Zabadani were living in distress today as the Syrian army forces carried out a vicious bombardment campaign targeting their homes, shops and property as can be seen in the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRYcBU_4ME
Homs | Talbiseh
It has been a month and a half and the towns and cities of Homs are still under bombardment and blockades by the Syrian army where the citizens are living through the daily sounds of explosions and gunfire as well as smoke and destruction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsV7pN-Z71Y
Daraa | Tafas
The indiscriminate bombardment carried out by the Syrian army using mortars and heavy weaponry caused the destruction of homes, shops and property in Tafas as can be seen in the following video where sounds of gunfire can be heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzTQIRdzU-I

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

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