Syrian Network for Human Rights Violation Report for Monday, 20 August, 2012

Casualties and Wounded:
Damascus Rural | Darayya
Indiscriminate mortar and large caliber shelling on the city has led to the death and injury of many civilians, most of whom have been disfigured because the shells hit their homes while they were in or by them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNRfj1o2q7s
A disfigured casualty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5fzAnd4YdU
Damascus | Al-Qaboon
Al-Qaboon residents found the bodies of civilians who had been arrested. The dead showed signs of torture and are believed to have been field executed. Such executions by regime forces occur on a daily basis throughout Syria in its effort to terrorize rebellious areas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGFCcHq6R7A
Homs | Talbeeseh
Such are Syria’s victims as they lay in pieces due to the regime’s direct targeting of their homes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2bXBpPYs4E
Idlib | Areeha
Regime forces shelled Areeha City killing and injuring many civilians as their homes were hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiiwHzFHj6o
Dar’aa | Al-Balad
Indiscriminate shelling of large calibre rounds by regime forces kill young and old. Two brothers (children) were killed when a shell fell on their home.       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UJaG6lGIlE

Violations and Suffering

Homs | Teyr Ma’ala
The siege on Homs mainly impacts medical supplies and equipment for treating the wounded who scavenge to find much needed medical care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQuHvRcxNY

Idlib | Kufranbel
Idlib Province also suffers from a severe shortage in medical supplies and equipment, witnessing the treatment of this little girl without the use of any anesthesia as makeshift hospitals have run out of supplies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3UvP_6Aej0

Bombing and Destruction:
Damascus Rural | Azzabadani
Regime army’s onslaught against Azzabadani City persists, leading to scores of deaths and injuries on a daily basis. Many homes and shops have been either completely or partially destroyed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEpfxYybU0M  
Damascus | Kafrsouseh
Smoke billowed over Kafrsouseh today due to the regime’s fierce shelling of the city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULFtnGF_Xk&
Aleppo | Al-Firdous
Random and indiscriminate shelling of Aleppo city has caused many deaths and injuries, as well as large-scale destruction. Civilians are seen attempting to extract bodies from underneath rubble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUrqDZMoSgk

Syrian Network for Human Rights – London

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