Syrian Revolution Daily Round-up: Weds. 13-Feb-13 Violence leaves more than 230 Syrians dead today

Syrian Revolution Daily Round-up: Weds. 13-Feb-13

Violence leaves more than 230 Syrians dead today

 

  
A massacre committed by the Assad regime in the neighborhood of Jobar, east of Damascus
 

Today's Top Stories

• Dozens killed and injured due to the escalating violence in Damascus.
• Rebel fighters gained new ground as they continued pushing for Aleppo Airport.
• Regime forces perpetrated massacres in Idlib and Homs.

Today's Top Videos

• Jobar, Damascus: Regime shelling leaves dozens of people dead and wounded, P2, P3
• Aleppo Suburb: Rebel fighters storm military checkpoints near Aleppo Airport, P2
• Bashiriya, Idlib Suburb: Regime airstrike leaves many people dead and wounded, P2, P3

Today's Statistics

• Total Death Toll: 231
• Opposition Death Toll: 182 including 20 children, 98 women and 59 rebel fighters (Aleppo: 50, Idlib: 33, Damascus and Suburbs: 30, Daraa: 21, Homs: 18, Deir Azzour: 15, Hama: 7, Raqa: 4, Hasaka: 3, Latakia: 1)
• Regime Soldiers  & Militiamen Death Toll: +49
• Number of areas shelled: +303
• Number of People Wounded: +80
• Number of People Detained: +20
• FSA Key Operations:
  • Stormed two military checkpoints in the road to Aleppo Airport.
  • Seized control of the Daraa suburb of Jiza.
  • Destroyed two MiG fighter jets in the Nerab airbase in the suburb of Aleppo.
  • Shot down a helicopter gunship in the Idlib suburb of Nerab.
  • Destroyed six military tanks and a number of military vehicles.

Summary of Events

The rebels kept pressing in on Syria’s second airport and the Nerab airbase for the second day in a raw. Today, theystormed the nearby military checkpoints of Shoroukh Petrol Station and Asan Bridge alongside the road to the airport and destroyed two MiG fighter jets stationed at the Nerab airbase.
 
This came as heavy fighting continued in the vicinity of the Minnegh and Kuwaires airbases in the suburb of Aleppo where the rebels also destroyed another military convoy in the town of Tal Aran near the eastern suburb of Sfeera.
 
In Damascus, the rebels fired mortar shells into an intelligence compound near the Abbasids square in the east and attacked the Yarmouk municipality building used as a military barrack in Palestine Road in the south. The rebels also stormed a telephone center and a checkpoint in the town of Harasta as heavy fighting continued in Daraya, Zamalka and Qalamon. They captured a number of military vehicles a destroyed others in Adra and bombed a security building in the town of Sayeda Zeinab.
 
In Daraa, the rebels seized full control of the southeastern town of Jiza, destroyed a military convoy and attacked an artillery base in the town of El Sahoah in the east.
 
The rebels also shot down a helicopter gunship near the Qarmid Factory in the Idlib suburb of Nerab where clashes also continued in the vicinity of the Shabiba and Hamdiya camps.
 
They also stormed two more military checkpoints near the Hasaka suburb of Shadadi and attacked many others in the Hama suburb of Salamiya and in the Homs suburb of Talbisa.
 
Regime forces continued their attacks on residential areas within the rebels-held towns in Syria, shelling as many as 303 locations across the country, 22 of which were pounded with warplanes using cluster, phosphorous, thermboaric and explosive bombs, causing extensive material damages and forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes.
 
Today’s death toll reached more than 231. Regime forces and loyalist militiamen killed at least 182 people, including 20 children, nine women and 59 rebel fighters, whereas the rebels killed more than 49 soldiers and militiamen.
 
Regime forces committed a horrific massacre in the district of Jobar, east of Damascus. Bombarding it with heavy artillery and rocket launchers in a bid to force the rebels out of it, thus leaving at least 16 people dead including two children. Snipers stationed on the rooftop of the police station kept firing indiscriminately on civilians amid a suffocating siege on the entire area.
 
Regime forces also committed two more massacres in Idlib, one in Kafernabel were more than ten people were killed and dozens others were injured due to the indiscriminate rocket shelling that targeted civilians’ houses. Another massacre was committed in the village of Bashiriya in the Jabal Zawiya district where four children and a woman were killed as a result of the indiscriminate aerial bombardments.
 
The violent shelling also left 25 more people dead in the neighborhoods of Karm Tarab, Shaar, Myasar, Sakhour and Qadi Askar in Aleppo city, as well as in the village of Tarkan and in the provincial towns of Sfeera and Deir Hafer in its suburbs.
 
More than 21 people were killed in Daraa as well, the majority of whom died due to the violent shelling in the towns of Sanamin, Shajara and Jiza, while two others were summarily executed near municipality building of Daraa city.
 
Regime forces and loyalist militiamen executed seven people after kidnaping them from the neighborhood of Karm Shami where they also carried out an extrajudicial arrest and looting campaign, arresting three more women and two men from the same family. Meanwhile, two children and a woman were killed as a result of the continued shelling in the town of Houla in the suburb of Homs.
 

Revolution Statistics
Syrians killed: 67,178
Children killed: 4,540 
Females killed: 3,674 
Soldiers killed: 7,543 
Protesters killed under torture: 1,486 
Missing: +60,000 
Protesters currently incarcerated: +200,000 
Syrians injured: +137,000 
Syrian refugees since March: +807,706 
Refugees in Turkey: +177,914 
Refugees in Lebanon: +273,908 
Refugees in Jordan: +252,706 
Refugees in Iraq: +88,143 
Refugees in Egypt: +16,195

International Reactions
Russia to continue to supply arms to Syria
Ban condemns attack on Turkish-Syrian border
Russia expects Moscow talks over Syria crisis this month
Kerry Says He Is Preparing Proposals on Syria Crisis
UN says Syria's refugee crisis 'getting worse'
Erdogan: Turkey-Syria bomb was meant to provoke Ankara
Qatar 'handing embassy to opposition'

Selected Media Coverage
Foreign Policy: The Cable: Obama softens his rhetoric on Syria
CNN: Syria may have moved chemical weapons
Aljazeera: Syria's ex-spokesperson breaks silence
Gulf News: In Syria, bouquets wilt on Valentine's day
Washington Post: The mystery of Syria's missing-in-action foreign minister
Al-Arabiya: A religious dialogue of the deaf in Syria
BBC: Lasting scars of Syria's assault on Baba Amr

Videos
 
Armed Resistance
Daraya, Damascus Suburb: Rebel fighters kill many regime soldiers
Idlib Suburb: Rebel fighters shoot down a helicopter gunship
Jiza, Daraa: Rebel fighters storm a military checkpoint and bombard army bases, P2
Dier Azzour: Rebel fighters storm a military checkpoint
 
Damascus           
Central City: Regime tanks bombard opposition-held areas
Hajar Aswad: The area comes under heavy aerial bombardments
Kafarsouseh: Residents struggle for bread
Qadam: A factory set ablaze due to the discriminate shelling
 
Damascus suburb
Babila: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling
Ghouta Sharqiya: Regime warplane carries out airstrikes on the opposition-held areas
Deir Asafeer: Smoke billows from the neighborhood due to the heavy shelling
Nabek: Clouds of smoke billow from the town due to the heavy shelling
Kaferbatna: Buildings set ablaze as a result of the indiscriminate shelling
 
Aleppo
Myassar: Regime shelling leaves many people dead and wounded
Marja: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling
Sukari: Residents wait in line for drinking water
Karm Taraba: Dozens killed and injured as a result of the indiscriminate shelling
 
Aleppo suburb
Tal Aran: Regimes airstrike targets a mosque
Nerab: Regime heavy artillery bombards the town
Bazzaa: Funeral procession of a fallen hero killed by the indiscriminate shelling
 
Homs
Rastan: A baby boy critically injured due to the indiscriminate shelling
Qarabees: A man killed by regime sniper
Karm Shami: General strike in commemoration of the fallen heroes
Khaldiya: Mass destruction caused by the violent shelling
 
Daraa
El Sahoa: The town comes under heavy shelling
Dara Balad: Clouds of smoke billow from the city as a result of the indiscriminate shelling
Jiza: Regime airstrike leaves many people dead and wounded
Yadouda: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling
 
Hama
Aleppo Road: Protesters chant their support for the rebel fighters
Manakh: Regime forces carry out looting and extrajudicial arrests
Salamiya: Demonstration in solidarity with the areas under attack
 
Idlib
Kafrouma: Homes damaged as a result of the indiscriminate shelling
Tamanaa: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling
Ariha: Regime shelling leaves many people dead and wounded, P2
Kafrnabel: Regime shelling blows a woman’s head off
 
Deir Azzour
Oumal: The devastating aftermath of the heavy shelling
Aradi: Regime warplane bombards the neighborhood 
Old Airport: Clouds of smoke billow from neighborhood due to the heavy shelling
Central City: Funeral procession of a rebel fighter killed during clashes with regime forces
 
Demonstrations and Activities Abroad
Britain: Syrians protest outside the British parliament in solidarity with the people of Syria