In a phone call with the press office of the local coordinating committees in Syria Mohamed reported the following:
I managed to escape the city with my family, but I left many that are living the tragic situation in Hama. The number of martyrs have surpassed 300, most probably reached 400 already, most of which have been buried in Alqusoor park.
Of course there are also martyrs from the army who have been killed by security forces. I carried more than 27 bodies for soldiers, but I cannot even count the wounded. There are lots who died of light wounds because they bled to death since we have no blood in the hospitals. There are those who died after even a shot in the leg, and there is no way to get to hospitals, especially after cutting electricity from hospitals which have really crippled their operations.
Alrayes hospital, which has been used to treat the wounded even though it is a child-birth hospital, has seen the second floor burnt completely. Doctors were spread on field hospitals in the neighbourhoods, but they were still targeted, assaulted and insulted when arrested, especially those who work in field hospitals.
Some are trying to get medicines from pharmacies outside the city because those inside have been sabotaged. We are now desperately looking for the basic supplies like fever medicines for children. This is a symptom that has become prominent among children because of the fear from the continuous shelling on the city.
We have no bread also, it’s been prevented from entering 3 days ago. Security forces sabotaged food supply stores in Al-Asi square in a very evil move to prevent the people from using it. all supplies and aids that have been sent to the people of the city are not allowed to enter.
Army tanks and security snipers have invaded the city in Al-Asi square. There are 15 tanks in Al-Asi square, as well as 6 others in the citadel area accompanied by 6 BMP vehicles.
Snipers are on the roofs of all tall buildings with ten on top of Abdulbaqi building and 5 over the police station. Those snipers are professionals and definitely not Syrian, we all know this and we filmed them. Tanks and snipers are ordered to shoot anyone that moves in front of them. Even animals have been shot for fun only.
Shooting still continues in Hama’s southern and northern entrances. The city is also bombed from the citadel which have been occupied by the army too. Shelling reached Al-Dabagha street and many homes were destroyed, mosque minarets are also targeted.
Security agents burnt the financial administration building after sabotaging and looting the building contents. The first floor of the Justice Palace have been burnt too. They brought thugs (Shabiha) from nearby villages to insult the city people even more.
Homes have been invaded brutally, and men are being insulted humiliated and always reminded of the 1982 events. There are no news of sexual assaults and I don’t think that there are any cos this is something that no one will be silent about, Honour is more precious than our souls and they know it so they don’t dare go there.
No one among us is armed, the lies of the regime are unbelievable by anyone. The biggest weapon anyone can ever have in Hama is a hunting rifle and there are very few of them, and in the light of the continuous shelling and sniping no one can throw even a stone.
can you imagine what it’s like? continuous shelling day and night? it only stops a few hours for them to take a break, not because of mercy for us. This is the gift of Bashar to us in Ramadan
