Syrian security forces killed 5 people today: Emad Bobes, Ahmad Mando, Ali AlHaraisi, one from Aish family and Khaldoon Habashieh who was killed by security forces inside his house when he tried to prevent shabiha (regime’s armed thugs) to break into his house to vandalize it and rob it.
Today also 20 people were wounded by the heavy gunfire of the security forces, and they surrounded Tishreen hospital in Barzeh so they can arrest the wounded. More than 100 detainees were transferred using the buses which were prepared previously for this purpose.
Security forces used more than 50 tear gas bombs and smashed more than 40 cars for civilians and many shop facades, according to eyewitnesses from the citizens. Personnel of security forces and shabiha (regime’s armed thugs) exceeded 1,000 and they were from the police station in Barzeh (150) and army soldiers brought by buses with their full uniform, plus thugs with civilian clothes and green military suits (shabiha).
Shabiha smashed citizens’ cars and broke houses windows and opened fire randomly using Kalashnikov outguns, and they were in charge for detaining people, one of the detainees was an old man (more than 60 years old), they beat him brutally and he couldn’t move or run from them.
Also 6 military cars gathered in Baladya Square and they were full of army soldiers and security forces. Security forces invaded the Christian neighborhood in Barzeh chasing some protesters who fled there, and the security forces broke into houses of citizens who hid the protesters.