Syrian Revolution News Round-up                                       ملخص أحداث الثورة السورية
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• UN Secretary General Ban Ki Mon said that Assad is personally responsible for the crimes committed against demonstrators in Syria.

• UNSC accepted France’s proposal to hold a hearing session for UN High Commissioner of Human Rights to review the documented crimes against humanity committed by the regime.

• The regime has not paid the salaries of many school teachers, soldiers, and retired public servants since the beginning of this month.

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Summary of Events

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Mon said that Assad is personally responsible for the crimes committed against demonstrators in Syria. Ban Ki Mon expressed his disagreement with Assad’s recently aired interview in which he denied responsibility for the killings and his lack of empathy. On the other hand, UNSC accepted France’s proposal to hold a hearing session for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to review the documented crimes against humanity committed by the regime.

The news circulating a few days ago regarding potential Hama-like massacre being planned in Homs was corroborated today with information pointing to preparations by Maher’s Fourth Regiment and the Republican Guard. Homs is the only city that witnessed massive daily demonstrations since the beginning of the uprising regardless of the siege and crimes committed against its people. In Homs and its suburbs, there are more than 67 security checkpoints, 1500 military vehicles, 25,000 troops and militiamen. Homs has sacrificed more than 1750 fallen heroes for the revolution, 1000 missing people, 20,000 detainees, 9,000 injured, and 25,000 displaced civilians. On top of that, 20% of residential areas in Homs have been completely destroyed, many neighborhoods haven’t had electricity for months, over 10 neighborhoods haven’t had trash picked up from the streets since the beginning of the revolution, and most revolting areas are not allowed to purchase heating fuel, even though Homs is an extremely cold city. Additionally, more than 40 kidnappings and rapes of adults and minors have been documented, in addition to the killing of 25 children. Yet, demonstrations still broke out from at least 25 locations. It is feared that the regime will commit a major ethnic cleansing for the city under the ever-postponed Arab League protocols. The regime is currently forcing detainees to confess to bearing arms in their demonstrations and videotaping them to present to the Arab League’s fact-finding mission. Detainees are being promised freedom while being threatened with their families.

Security forces killed at least 16 citizens today, mostly in Homs. Security forces arrested dozens of children and women from their houses in the Damascus suburb of Erbin, and drove them out in buses to unknown locations after clashing with defected soldiers. Many funerals were held today without bodies as the families of the fallen heroes refused to sign the release papers that stipulate all funerals are to be held in secret.

According to reliable sources, the regime is not able to pay many public servants anymore, as many school teachers, soldiers, and retired public servants have not been paid since the beginning of this month. On top of that, the public Industrial Bank is almost bankrupt, while the public Commercial Bank is following suit after the General Manager Duraid Durgham was arrested for embezzling approximately one billion Syrian Pounds. Moreover, all bonuses have been cancelled.

In Homs, after the neighbourhoods of Bayada, Karm Zaytoun, and Bab Sebaa were shelled continuously with heavy artillery all night long, security forces fire heavy machinegun rounds and shelled these neighbourhoods in addition to Bab Tadmur, Jab Jandali, Bab Sebaa, Bayada, and Bab Draib. The general strike called for has also seen a high response rate in Homs, while demonstrations broke out as usual from most of the revolting neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and villages.