The Syrian Regime 'S Violations FileCovering The Period November 16-30, 2011

The Syrian Regimes Violations File Covering the Period November 16-30, 2011
Prepared by: The Local Coordination Committees in Syria
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Homs ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Daraa ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Hama ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Idlib ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Damascus and its Suburbs................................................................................................................ 14 Damascus ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Deir Ezzor ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 16
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Introduction
Not a day goes by without the Syrian regime committing numerous types of gross violations of human rights in different cities and regions of Syria. While the Syrian regime has long been renowned for having among the worst human rights records in the world, the intensity and frequency of the current violations has taken a whole new dimension since the beginning of the Syrian Revolution in March. This has led the United Nations Human Rights Council to consider that the [Assad regime] had committed crimes against humanity. In this report, published by the Local Coordinating Committees in Syria (LCC), we have documented some of the violations committed during the reporting period, selecting the most heinous violations with most severe consequences, as well as considering geographical diversity. This report is certainly not exhaustive with regard to all the violations committed during this period, due to the impossibility of following the high numbers of incidents that are repeatedly being witnessed in dozens of cities and towns throughout the country. The sources of this report rely greatly on the monitoring and documentation work of the LCC, either through its legal teams or through its media office. LCC field workers collect information from various sources and cross-check it to ensure accuracy. Information is also collected from direct testimonies from victims and their families; for statistics of martyrs we rely on the figures from the Centre for Documentation of Violations in Syria, www.vdc-sy.org, which cross-checks its information on a continuous basis through the activists working with the centre. The LCC would like to thank all those who helped contribute to this report, and welcomes any comments or suggestions. Please contact us using the information below. For previous reports in both Arabic and English, please see the following sites: http://www.lccsyria.org http://www.lccsyria.org/ar Or get in touch with the medial office via email: lcc.news.syria@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/LCCSy?sk=info
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Homs
On 16 November 2011, a 5-year-old named Muatasim Abdelkarim Barghout was killed while at home in his neighborhood of Baba Amr. The boy was standing near the window when he suddenly fell to the floor and his blood began to flow, indicating he had been hit by a sniper's bullet. He died a moment later.
He died the same day as Abd el Kafi, who was killed in the Bayada neighborhood by security forces bullets:
The following day, security forces conducted a raid in the industrial area north of Homs, under the cover of heavy gunfire, and carried out a widespread campaign of arbitrary arrests. Many in the Bayada neighborhood were injured as a result of grenades being thrown at them from the Cairo checkpoint; three women were also injured by gunfire being fired at their vehicles from the Qusur checkpoint. On the same day, the corpse of Abdel Qader Hijazi, who died under torture one month after being arrested, was handed over:
On November 18, attorney Dr. Muhammad Farhan Abu Al-Kheir, 45, was also killed. He had been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the Baath University. He was shot at the entrance to his home by someone waiting in a nearby car, which belonged to security forces. On November 20, 2011, Farzat Yahya Jerban died under torture. He had been a wellknown figure in many videos of demonstrations filmed since the beginning of the Revolution. His eyeball was removed and his face mutilated. The body was found near the Ahli Hospital in Qasir after he was detained the previous day by Air Force Intelligence. He was in good health when he was arrested, thus proving that his death constitutes an act of execution after his being subjected to torture and severe ill-treatment.
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Another victim, Qutaiba Mamo, also died on the same day under torture, in the town of Hula after he was kidnapped a week previously on his way to work.
On the same day, Zahran Sheikhouni died under torture after having been arrested one day earlier in the Baba Amr neighbourhood.
At the same time, the armed forces dug a trench around Homs in attempt to impose a blockade on the town, as shown in this video filmed on November 21, 2011:
On November 21, 2011, Sabah Ahmed was shot dead by security forces in Houla and her young daughter was critically injured. They had both been in their home in the Fouaaira neighborhood.
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On the same day in the Bayada neighborhood, Khaled Abdo, a cement worker, was shot dead by security forces while passing a security checkpoint. He had been on his way to work.
Hussein Khalidi, a Saudi national, was killed while visiting his uncle and aunt's house in Homs-Bayada for Eid Al-Adha celebrations. He was executed at one of the security checkpoints:
On the same day, Munir Habous, 25, was shot dead in the Khaldieh neighborhood, at a security checkpoint, despite it being known that he was mentally handicapped:
On November 22, 2011, 10-year old Abd el Qader el Raslan was shot dead by security forces in the town of Hula:
And a 13-year old child, Imad Ismail:
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The following day, 5-year old Bilal Al-Manshaf was killed by security forces at a checkpoint in the Baba Amr neighborhood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kxCVhBZRuBw&skipco ntrinter=1
The following video, dated the same day, shows the indiscriminate shelling of homes in the neighborhood of Bab Dreib, where a home in Qataniya was subjected to shelling while a mother and her children were inside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOfv0CZyBhE.
On November 24, 2011, well-known activist Maaz Abdel Karim Al-Fares, 44, was killed in Houla under torture in a military intelligence branch. He had been detained since mid-August, and was considered among the most prominent activists in the town of Hula: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_r6FZX0wvM&skipcontrinter=1
The following video shows the attempted resuscitation of martyr Abdul-Hadi AlAhmar, shot by security forces in Talbiseh on November 25, 2011.
On the same date, the town of Rastan was attacked by security forces and the army. The following video clips show the effects of vandalism and destruction of homes as a result of the shelling.
On November 26, 2011, the body of the martyr Nizar Humsa Adnan (born in 1982) was handed over, in the district of Bayada. He died under torture about one month after his arrest. His eyes had been gouged out and there were clear marks of cigarette burns and other signs of torture on his body. He was well-known for being one of the photographers of the demonstrations in Bayada.
On November 27, 2011, security forces and Shabiha militia stormed the neighborhood of Khalidieh and carried out a campaign of arbitrary arrests, breaking and destroying private property while doing so. The following videos show some of the arrests that day:
The following videos show part of the military deployment in the neighbourhood after the raid:
The following videos show some of the effects of destruction of shops and houses in the neighborhood:
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This video shows the two martyrs Ziad Abdo el Masri and Samir Abdo Hussein, who were shot at from armored vehicles in the Bayada neighborhood, Zeer Street, while returning from their workplace on November 28, 2011.
On November 29, 2011, a 13-year old child, Khaldiya Sultan Al-Hwash, was killed by a sniper in the Asheera neighborhood. The video from Bab Tadmor shows a woman shot in the head by a sniper on November 29, 2011:
The city of Homs and its suburbs have experienced a severe fuel crisis and shortage in heating materials. The following video from November 28, 2011 imparts a sense of this situation in which people are lining up in long lines to obtain fuel:
The total number of martyrs in the city of Homs and the surrounding areas during the period November 16-30 was 204.
Daraa
On November 16, 2011, in the town of Hara, Faisal Mahmoud Al-Faroh, 23, and Mohammad Ameen Taiseer Al-Ghayad, 20, were martyred due to wounds sustained during security forces random and heavy gunfire. Other people in the streets were prevented from assisting them due to the curfew imposed on the town.
On November 17, 2011, security forces stormed and looted more than 24 shops along Shohadaa (Martyrs) Street as an act of revenge for the continued strike across the city. The next day, martyr Yaseen Al-Mosalma was shot by security forces, and his mourners were shot at in Daraa Balad, as shown in the following video:
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On the same day, the town of Hara experienced random and heavy shooting, which led to the martyrdom of an additional four people.
The next day, the town witnessed a campaign of raids and violent arrests in houses and streets after their owners were brutally beat, with heavy security deployment and presence of snipers on the roofs of the buildings and the dismemberment of the town with more military and security barricades. Since the aforementioned day, schools started experience a near shutdown, with communications repeatedly cut off. The town is also suffering from a lack of basic foodstuffs along with an almost total lack of fuel and other heating materials. On November 20, 2011, security forces stormed the town of Jassem and launched a campaign of random arrests. They also raided farms on the outskirts of the city and even burned some out of revenge against wanted activists. On November 22, 2011, security forces and Shabiha surrounded the Official Jasim School, set up machine guns on the roofs of the surrounding shops to terrorize students, and raided the school. They (security forces) stormed the schools administration and arrested teachers, including Mr. Mahfouz Al-Motheab. They raided all the classes and arrested many students after brutally beating them hard enough to break their limbs, including student Homam Mahfouz Al-Motheab. Upn hearing the news, townspeople came to the students rescue by starting a demonstration heading toward the school. Military forces and security opened fire at the demonstration, wounding three of the protesters. The next day, security forces raided the home of activist Ahmad Ayed Al-Yateem in Jasim and arrested his younger brother Tareq, 20. Tareq was held by security forces as a hostage for his older brother. It is important to note that Tareq suffers from bad health and has difficulty speaking. The homes of several other activists were also raided and their contents destroyed by security forces, and the activists parents were threatened. In the town of Taseel, security forces arrested Dr.Mohammad Fares Al-Zaooqy after destroying his clinic and the equipment inside. They also arrested Pharmacist Mohammad Al-Odat after destroying his pharmacy. On November 26, 2011, Naeema village was stormed by more than 30 tanks and hundreds of soldiers amid artillery shelling and clashes between defected units trying to protect the area and regime forces, who completely cut off electricity and communications.
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The total number of martyrs in Daraa during the period November 16-30 reached 19.
Hama
On November 17, 2011, the areas surrounding the neighborhoods of Jarajmeh, Salhieh, and Southern Malaab were sealed off. Ayman Shahadeh Al-Bagghal, of Zawieh, was martyred due to random gunfire from a checkpoint located in the village of Doukmak, where he was searching for heating fuel. In the Madiq Castle area, security forces conducted house-to-house raids and random arrests during electricity blackouts. In the Hayalin area, three young men were killed as part of an area-wide attack by security forces. The martyrs were identified as Fadi Mohammed Jassim, Khaled Suleiman Al-Faris, and Abdel-Karim Fares. On November 18, 2011,the funeral of Salah Khadr, 35, took place. He died under torture two days after he had been kidnapped by security forces and Shabiha. The funeral quickly turned into a demonstration calling for the downfall of the regime. The same day, Dima Abdel Sattar Al-Sheikh Bakkour, 17, was killed by machinegun fire coming from an armored vehicle. A student at the Tijara High School, she was killed when a bullet went through her front door and hit her in the head. On November 19, 2011, security forces and Shabiha launched a campaign of raiding and combing through the town of Khattab and in the Zor area, between the towns of Tibet Al-Amam and Halfaya. Security forces used more than 300 tanks and heavily armored vehicles as they went through the towns of Halfaya, Shayzar, Al-Traimsah, and Khanizir. This raid was accompanied by a total electricity and communications blackout in the towns of Halfaya and Tibet Al-Amam, as well as most of the targeted rural areas. These violent military campaigns led to mass exodus from Al-Traimsah and Khanizir. Residents, including some from Shayzar, gathered on the bridge linking the two towns. In Shayzar, security forces shelled the area using heavy weapons, then conducted violent house-to-house raids with Army personnel. The entire area was sealed off and dozens of troops entered, firing at residents. The result of this campaign was the arrest of more than 100 people. In Halfaya, the crackdown resulted in 300 detainees in addition to the systematic looting during which security forces smashed shops and burned vehicles and other modes of transportation. shops were smashed and Tarteyrat vehicles (locally produced small cars) were burned. Security forces also stole cooking burners during the raids. This campaign caused the deaths of Abdul Ghani Sawad, killed while he was tending to his farm, Ismail Sweidan, and Alaa Qajawi. The following video clip shows the corpse of the martyr Ismail Sweidan.
The following day, Mohamad Athab Diab, of Kafr Zeita, was martyred when a shell hit him in the head and blew off the top part of his skull. He had been doing his job at the Municipality of Kafr Zeita.
On November 21, 2011, the town of Karnaz suffered a series of raids and break-ins, whereby homes were looted and storefronts were smashed.
The same day, Mahmoud Ahmad Kaddour, from the Tamanieh area, was killed under torture two days after he had been arrested by security operatives.
The corpse of Abdel Rahman Zaim, of the same area, was delivered the same day. He had been wounded and kidnapped by security forces the day before. On November 28, 2011, Haytham Al-Mowwas was martyred under torture after having been kidnapped by Shabiha coming in from Sahl Al-Ghab that same day. He had been on his way to work.
On November 29, 2011, Adib Ahmad Al-Ashkar of Lattamna, 47, was killed under torture after his arrest on November 21. In addition, the corpses of three dead
soldiers, who had defected during the earlier raids on the area, were found thrown in fields. The total number of martyrs in Hama and its suburbs during the period November 16-30 reached 69.
Idlib
On November 16, 2011, Mohammad Fadel Al-Khaled from the town Kafar Nubbol was killed:
Also, soldier Mohammad Khaled Aknoun from the city of Idlib was martyred after he declared his defection but couldnt escape. He was arrested, tortured, and executed.
On the same day, army forces tortured the president of the town council of Mareyan in Jabal Alzawiyeh for taking the side of the peaceful demonstrators, shown in the following video clip:
On November 18th 2011, and after a group of soldiers defected in Maaret Nouman, army forces shelled the city with rockets and bombs, resulting in multiple civilian casualties. The next day, the army invaded the Jabal Zawiyeh area with tanks; this attacked was accompanied by a complete communications and electricity blackout in the surrounding villages.
In Khan Sheikhoun, large numbers of soldiers were stationed around the area, shelling the city directly and shooting heavily on homes on AlHabeet Road. All this was accompanied by a complete communications blackout in the city and surrounding suburbs, as was the case in the rest of the Idlib areas. On November 20, 2011, in Maaret Nouman, army forces were shelling and firing heavily using heavy machine guns at the village of Maarshemsheh, in what was an extensive military deployment and search campaign in the Wadi Aldayf area.
On November 22, 2011, security forces committed a new crime along the Idlib Sarmeen road, where security forces opened fire on a civilian car carrying three brothers: Khaled, Samer, and Khodr Althani from the city of Idlib. They were all martyred.
On the same day, security forces arrested 6 students for participating in a student demonstration. Among them was child Mohammad Houssam Aldoush, 13 years old. In Kafaroumeh, the body of martyr Youssef Mohmmad Khair Alziyadi, who was arrested on November 16, 2011, was delivered to his family on November 22 with visible signs of torture, burns, and electric shocks.
On the same day, in the Heish area, 9th-grade student Moustafa Abdullah Ismaeel was martyred after being shot in the chest by security forces as he was returning home from school. The following video clip shows the child being shot in the Has area on November 25, 2011:
In Jabal Zawiyeh, Rami village, Amer Ahmad Al-Amer Alrawad was martyred under torture in the security forces prison. His body was delivered to his family on November 26, 2011.
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The next day, Fadel Khaled Albayoush, from the town of Kafar Nubbol, was shot dead after being arrested from his work place.
On November 29, 2011 security forces and the regimes army in Maaret Alnoman looted several shops before setting them on fire, in revenge for their owners participation in the Revolution. On the next day in the city of Saraqeb, security forces and the regimes armys vehicles invaded the city under the cover of heavy, live gunfire from all directions, which resulted in many wounded. They then invaded Alshifaa Hospital and kidnapped all the wounded. On November 30, 2011, security forces opened fire on a demonstration in the city of Idlib, causing many wounded and martyrs.
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Martyr Ziad Abdullatif Haj Lattouf:
The total number of martyrs in Idlib and its suburbs during the period November 16-30 reached 53.
Damascus and its Suburbs

On November 18, 2011, in the town of Daraya, air force security division arrested the student Suhaib Al-Ammar while he was heading to the home of his brother in law: the pacifist activist Ousama Nassar. Security forces took Suhaib to his brother in laws home, invaded the home, and threatened the wife (Suhaibs sister) to kidnap her 5-month-old daughter and kill her brother. In the same day, the city of Erbeen saw many demonstrations that took off from several mosques. They were faced by security forcess heavy and random shooting, which resulted with more than 30 wounded, at least 6 of them are in critical conditions. These videos show the wounded and the efforts to pull them away from the range of shooting.
Martyr Salim Alsayed-Hassan:
On November 20, 2011, and in the town of Harasta, heavy shooting, accompanied by daily invasions, continued for the fifth day in a row. People of the town were harassed and insulted, properties were looted, random detentions were carried, and ambulances were prevented from transporting the wounded because of the many checkpoints and car inspections. On November 22, 2011, in the town of Dumair, a 7-year-old child was shot in the abdomen by security forces random fire. They were dispersing a demonstration that started after Friday prayers, which called for the downfall of the regime.
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On November 27, Dumair was invaded by hundreds of soldiers, security forces (Air Force division), and thugs who were accompanied by armored vehicles, tanks, and PKC machine guns. On November 29, 2011, the army was heavily shelling the town of Rankous and invading the northern Akwaa neighborhood. This was accompanied by looting private properties. The operation left many martyrs and wounded. The townspeople were unable to bury their dead because bodies were kidnapped by security forces while snipers were deployed on rooftops and tall buildings. All this was accompanied by a strict curfew. Security forces carried out a wide arrest campaign, which included a professor in Damascus Universitys sociology department, Dr. Abdulrahman Dakko, and his son Ahmad. This video shows how the regimes army shelled the town:
This video shows many of Rankouss martyrs after it was invaded
Damascus
On November 25, 2011, the funeral of martyr Ahmad Riyad Almasri was held. He was a soldier who refused orders to shoot unarmed demonstrators and was executed by security forces. The funeral turned into a demonstration, and security forces opened fire and arrested many of the mourners. In the continuing security campaign against medical doctors, Dr. Moath Al-Khouli and Dr. Kinan Tailouni, both a resident doctors in Almujtahed Hospitals Division of Surgery were arrested. The martyr count in all the areas of Damascus and its suburbs during this period reached 33, more than half of them are from the town of Rankous alone. The total number of martyrs in Damascus and its suburbs during the period November 16-30 reached 33. More than half were from the town of Rankous alone.
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Deir Ezzor
On November 20, 2011, in the city of Alboukamal, child Malek Ahmad Alraheel, 8, was martyred after being wounded the day before during random shooting by security forces stationed on Baghdad Street. On the same day, Maher Ramadan Al-Ashaab from Alboukamal died under torture. He had been kidnapped while injured one week earlier from the hospital.
On November 22, 2011, Khaled Altabashj was martyred by security forces bullets in Deir Ezzor as he was participating in a peaceful demonstration:
On November 26, 2011, the army surrounded the Ghassan Abboud area and snipers were deployed on rooftops after defections had taken place a day earlier. Security forces, accompanied by army soldiers, conducted house-to-house raids in an attempt to find defected soldiers. Shooting with heavy machine guns lasted for several hours. During the campaign, Raed Kharouf was martyred and his body was kidnapped and abused by security forces.
The total number of martyrs in Deir Ezzor during the period November 16-30 reached 18.
Summary
The number of martyrs during the period November 16-30, 2011 reached 421, including: 104 martyrs who were killed in clashes after defecting from the Army, or who were executed on the spot for refusing to shoot demonstrators. 25 male children 9 female children 8 adult females 26 of them died under torture
The geographic distribution of martyrs is as follows:

The total number of martyrs since the beginning of the Revolution until November 30, 2011 is: 4722 martyrs, including 841 members of the military 258 male children 59 female children 107 adult females
224 of them died under torture The geographic distribution of martyrs is as follows:
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Martyr Ziad Abdullatif Haj Lattouf:

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This video shows many of Rankouss martyrs after it was invaded

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The geographic distribution of martyrs is as follows:

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