Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Daily
report from Latakia on Wednesday 11 July 2012
Shelling using mortar and launchers resumed on Salma last
night coming from Balluta and Iramo villages where Assad forced were based. And
villages of al-Durrah and al-Qarmnelieh in Turkman Mountains were also
targeted. Many missiles fell on Qastal Maaf village on Kasab road and, it was
followed with usage of planes. Rabiah area did also suffer arbitrary and
violent shelling last night from heavy artillery and rocket launchers, as
rockets fell on the following villages: al-Durrah, al-Baydha, al-Shahrura, Kellez,
and Beit Ablaq which lead to many houses being destroyed and locals fleeing to
avoid the violence.
Today flight was seen in Latakia’s mountains and was soon
followed shelling from helicopters on Marj al-Zawieh and Saqiet al-Kert. Reinforcements
of 50 cars were brought to Rabiah, in addition to more military reinforcements
at Zubar exit leading to Kurds Mountains. Later other military reinforcements
headed from Bdama to Qasatel on the old road.
Heavy shelling was renewed from helicopters and tanks on
Saqiet al-Kert and Qasatel as explosions were heard in the area as tanks
attempted to go further in. That was followed by tank shelling on al-Hilweh
village in Rabiah, and many locals from the area fled to nearby villages. Later
at night shelling resumed again on Salma and surrounding villages.
Regime’s Shabbiha raided villages near Abu-Risheh and Jeb
al-Ahmar robbing and destroying houses.
Many were injured today when regime forces shot at trucks on
Aleppo-Latakia highway. Abdul-Jabbar Siyo passed away in the attack as well as
Ahmad Muhammad Salem (From Najiah), Abdul-Ghafur Bakkur (From Najiah), and
Yahya Hassoun from Bdama.
Omar Muhammad Khalil passed away at noon in al-Safsafa
village after clashes with Assad’s Shabbiha.
Regime forces dug graves of martyrs in Haffeh’s Bkas village
around 9:00 last night, and were met with resistance from al-Qasas battalion of
the FSA who did kill two of Assad’s men in clashes that took place before
burying the dead back. Later the same battalion targeted a barrier near the
Baath Party Branch in Haffeh around 1:00 after midnight which lead to 5 casualties
in Assad’s ranks.
45 year-old Suhail Hsaino and and 40 year-old Munzer Hsaino
were arrested by Assad forces while attempting to get back to their village
Dourine.
Activists sprayed freedom slogans on walls of Antakia Street,
and security did cover them up later.
A security car was seen passing through Oweineh since morning
today, and heavy security was seen in al-Raml near Souq al-Jouma round-about.
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