March 25th will be a date to remember in the history of Syria. Tomorrow morning Syrians will wake up knowing that they have yet taken another step towards the impossible.
Thousands in Marjeh, Downtown Damascus:
Sit-in at Douma - Damascus:
Daraa: Statue of Hafiz Al-Assad Destroyed
Bashar’s Poster in Daraa gets torn as protesters shout Freedom Freedom
Hafiz Al-Assad’s Poster in Homs gets torn
Douma – Damascus:
Deir Ezzor: small protest in support of Daraa. “No more Fear”
Dariyyah: protest in support of Daraa. “Syrian People Will Not Be Humiliated.”
Idlib: Small but vociferous and straightforward. “Arabs and Kurds United Against The President Of The Country.”
Zabadani: “Syrian People Will Not Be Humiliated”
Zabadani: “We’re Coming Daraa”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAyLUZ4ol6Q
Mazzeh – Damascus: “They Took Everything And Left Us Nothing.”
Mouaddamiyyah – Damascus: “Where Are You Syrians,” “We Sacrifice Our Soul and Blood For You, Daraa” and “Silmiyyeh, Silmiyyeh, Peacefully, Peacefully, We Want Freedom.” One protester explains to crowd: “this means we don’t have weapons.” Three were shot dead later by security.
Marjeh - Downtown Damascus:
Showing posts with label Massacre. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Massacre in Daraa
The following videos were taken earlier today. They expose the massacre of defenseless civilians in the city of Daraa, Syria, by the security forces (Warning, very graphic). The footage is of helpless men trying to dodge bullets while attempting to attend to the scattered bodies of their brethren who have been just shot and are still bleeding. Thus far, the estimates are 60-150 civilians killed in the city over the past 48 hours.
This video is of plain-clothed security elements apprehending people randomly off the street. These images are the manifest terror that Syrians have been subjected to for decades.
Personal Reflections:
These images are shockingly unfamiliar to my generation of Syrians, as we were too young to remember the Hama massacre. Yet, these images hit home in ways that moved me to the core. This real footage of a war-like situation that was soundtrack-ed by Syrian accented cries of fear and helplessness invoked a terrifying familiarity. I could not help but imagine my family and those that I grew up with being subjected to such horror.
This cannot stand.
This will not stand.
Silent Syrians, what will it take to move you to speak up?
This video is of plain-clothed security elements apprehending people randomly off the street. These images are the manifest terror that Syrians have been subjected to for decades.
Personal Reflections:
These images are shockingly unfamiliar to my generation of Syrians, as we were too young to remember the Hama massacre. Yet, these images hit home in ways that moved me to the core. This real footage of a war-like situation that was soundtrack-ed by Syrian accented cries of fear and helplessness invoked a terrifying familiarity. I could not help but imagine my family and those that I grew up with being subjected to such horror.
This cannot stand.
This will not stand.
Silent Syrians, what will it take to move you to speak up?
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