Media Office | Hama Revolutionists Command Council | Complete Daily Report | Saturday, May 18, 2013
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|| Documentation ||
Death Toll: 6
Number of arrests: 6
Number of demonstration points: 5
Number of demonstrations fired upon: 1
Instance of gunfire: 25
Number of areas that were shelled: 11
Number of times heavy military equipment was sited: 8
Number of defections: 0

|| Martyrs ||
• Alaa al-Taweel / Hama: Khattab / killed in clashes with regime forces in Helfaya
• Taleb Nader al-Akkari / Hama: Salamieh / killed in battle at the Salba checkpoint
• Osama Zaid Ramadan / Hama: M'aarzaf / FSA killed yesterday near al-Lairmoon Roundabout in Aleppo
• Na'san Khaled al-Na'san / Hama: Shaizar / FSA killed yesterday near al-Lairmoon Roundabout in Aleppo
• Bilal Abu Ammoun / Hama: Bab Qibli / defected soldier / summarily executed in Sraiheen village yesterday
• Mohammad Sou'an / âge 20 / Hama: Sraiheen village / defected soldier / killed in ambush by regime forces yesterday; was with martyr Bilal Abu Ammoun

|| Situation in the City and Countryside ||
¤ Hama City:
Tension in the city is running high due to the full occupation by regime forces who arbitrarily raid neighborhoods in the city and search houses. Forces at checkpoints stop and search cars, creating a traffic jam, and military aircraft continue to fly to and from the Hama Military Airport. This morning, Assad regime forces raided houses in the area near Mahmoud al-Shaqfe School in al-Qusour neighborhood.

¤ Hama Countryside:
Helfaya:
The regime's bombardment of Helfaya continued for the 10th consecutive day, using all kinds of burning, explosive and cluster bombs. Houses in the area are massively destroyed, and clashes at the southwestern outskirts continue, as opposition forces attempt to block regime troops from advancing into the city. The FSA succeeded in destroying a tank and Shilka in the battle.

Southern Hama Countryside: Tal Qartal:
Gunfire from al-Unfeh checkpoint toward agricultural fields was reported. Regime forces also burnt some crops after opposition fighters attacked the checkpoint and al-Melh checkpoint.

Eastern Hama Countryside:
A mass exodus of residents from the pro-regime village of Maryoud, east of M'aardes, was reported after opposition fighters captures al-Tlaiseyeh. The residents took their furniture and goods they had stolen from neighboring villages with them, and very few people remain in the village now. Some went to M'aarshuhour and others went to Qamhaneh.
Also, Surouj village was subject to artillery shelling from Rahjan, after which crops were set on fire. Al-Madabea' Abu al-Kusour and Tawtah villages were also shelled.

Northern Hama Countryside:
The regime checkpoint between M'aardes and Tayebt al-Imam was firing artillery shells toward the west of Tayebt al-Imam.

Aqrab:
The town was subject to artillery and missile shelling from pro-regime forces in the surrounding villages.

Shahshabo Mountain:
The villages of Shahshabo Mountain and al-Ghab Plain were subject to heavy shelling. The area has been without water and electricity for ten consecutive days.

Kafarzeita:
The Tal al-Hamameyat checkpoint, west of Kafarzeita, shelled farms in the area today and damaged the crops. The city has been without water and electricity for six days.

Salamieh:
The Martyrs of Salamieh Battlaion and other FSA units in the area attacked the Salba station checkpoint and completely destroyed it. Regime forces responded by shelling the area.

Soran:
Assad regime forces from the Soran-Tayebt al-Imam Bridge checkpoint raided Yusuf al-Asaad's house and arrested his children Riyad and Ahmed, and his nephew Yusuf. They also arrested Farouq al-Eisa from his house.

|| Videos ||
¤ Hama City:
Tareeq Halab Neighborhood:
A video leaked from a soldier in the 4th Armored Division in Tareeq Halab on 08/05/2013 showing the desecration of the dead
https://youtu.be/A9M2szgN_pE

Kazo Neighborhood:
A video of the martyr Abdulrahman Abdulmun'em al-Kour, age 26, who was killed in battle in Helfaya yesterday
https://youtu.be/mWr2KuWGsAM

¤ Hama Countryside:
Helfaya:
One of the explosive barrels dropped by a helicopter that did not explode
https://youtu.be/7T5bzhjmbkI
Fires in Helfaya ignited by the regime's indiscriminate shelling
https://youtu.be/hlWosmVG06Y
White phosphorous dropped by military aircraft
https://youtu.be/F704W8nEHO8
A wounded man being cared for
https://youtu.be/qAddX5N3B6o
Destruction in the aftermath of shelling
https://youtu.be/VaD6I14NAuo
Smoke fills the sky as a result of shelling
https://youtu.be/xR6FZ4vr66o
Shelling of the city with phosphorous bombs
https://youtu.be/F704W8nEHO8
Extremely heavy shelling targeting rebel positions
https://youtu.be/iIRzTOohJZQ
Free Syrian Army soldiers provide a route for people to flee from Helfaya to safer areas
https://youtu.be/f2YSXulXN6g
Clashes between regime forces and the Farouq Battalions of Hama
https://youtu.be/fB7xtiS3aGU
An RPG attack on shabiha in Mharde
https://youtu.be/xpOr51-3l_U
A Doshka attack on shabiha in Helfaya
https://youtu.be/xC8lQ_GGRiU
One of the regime forces killed in Helfaya
https://youtu.be/kDW1mqOBkH4

al-Mugheer:
A leaked video showing a regime soldier cursing God during the invasion of al-Mugheer village. He also says that he destroyed the mosque in the village. The video was taken from the cell phone of one of the troops who was killed at the Jesr al-Mahd checkpoint two days ago.
https://youtu.be/t89j8sQC44M

al-Hawweejeh village:
The residents of al-Hawweejeh are living in difficult conditions as a result of the regime's daily shelling of al-Ghab Plain.
https://youtu.be/sRoSsl1mWsk

al-Zlaqeyat:
Sniping of regime forces in al-Zlaqeyat
https://youtu.be/WfFWC8DoUEE
Clashes in al-Zlaqeyat village
https://youtu.be/eGTj13AON2A
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