Top Stories

• France accused Syria and Hezbollah of firing rockets at a French UNIFEL patrol in south Lebanon.

• A Jordanian MP said he received a death threat from an Assad regime source because he publically condemned and criticized Assad.

• ‘Dignity Strike’ campaign in Syria continues for the second day with high response rates.

Top Videos

• Baba Amr, Homs: Three civilians from the same family killed after heavy shelling by Assad’s forces

• Bab Dreib, Homs: A child severely injured by a nail bomb

• Waer, Homs: A child severely injured by a nail bomb

Summary of Events

French Foreign Ministry accused Syria and Hezbollah of firing rockets at a French UNIFEL patrol in south Lebanon in an attempt to threaten the West of interfering in Syria. Syria has threatened to destabilize the region if it were to be attacked. The Regime and Hezbollah have denied their responsibility for the attacks that resulted in five casualties.

A Jordanian MP said he received a death threat in a phone call from a Syrian number after he publically condemned and criticized the Assad regime. The MP said he was told his head will be cut off. On another note, the Electronic Syrian Army run by Lebanese/Hezbollah forces hacked the Daily Telegraph blogs for their stance against the regime. The regime usually attacks journalists who cannot be ‘bought’ or convinced of the regime’s position. The regime continues to organize tours in Syria for influential figures abroad. Visitors are well-received with plenty of expensive gifts and money envelopes, and are expected to produce pro-Assad articles upon returning to their respective countries.

In Syria, security forces killed twenty people today, mostly in Homs. The ‘Dignity Strike’ campaign organized by activists continued today. Assad’s militiamen raided the villages and cities of Dael, Kafr Shams, Sahm Golan, Taybet Imam, Karak Sharqi, Jassem, Kherbet Ghazaleh, Ibta, and Yadouda in Daraa to forcefully end the strike and arrest participants. Assad’s forces called the owners of the closed shops and threatened them with dire repercussions if the shops were not opened. Assad’s forces broke into many shops as well. Meanwhile, clashes continued between regime forces and defected soldiers in Daraa and Idlib.

As Homs continues to witness high response rates to the calls for a general strike, security forces shelled and opened heavy machinegun fire in the neighbourhoods of Deir Baalba, Bayada, Khaldiya, Qosur, Jorat Sheyah, Bab Dreib, Bab Tadmor, Jab Jandali, Karm Zaytoun, and Baba Amr; and the cities of Qasir and Talbiseh. Regime forces also laid siege to the neighbourhoods of Khaldiya and Bayada, and conducted an arbitrary arrests campaign in the neighbourhoods of Waar and Qosur, and the city of Hisya. Electricity and communications have been cut off in most revolting neighbourhoods for months, while heating fuel and medicine are also cut off. As usual, demonstrations broke out from most of the areas.

Revolution Statistics

Syrians killed: 5,124

Children killed: 332

Females killed: 222

Injured: +25,000

Missing: +50,000

Protestors killed under torture: 177

Protestors currently incarcerated: +59,000

Syrian refugees since March: +17,727

Refugees in Turkey: 10,227

Refugees in Lebanon: +5,500

Refugees in Jordan: +2,000

International Reactions

French accusations put Syria's allies in spotlight

Jordanian MP: I received death threats from Syrian sources

Obama: Iraq's response to Syria not influenced by Iran

‎‎UN rights chief says 5000 dead in Syria

‎Israel: End of Assad a 'blessing'

Israel: Contradictory stances towards Syria

German FM: 5000 people killed in Syria so far

US Ambassador Rice: The Asad regime continues to carry out its brutal campaign of death against its own citizens, including many children

Selected Media Coverage

Wall Street Journal: Gulfsands halts Syria production, invokes force majeure

Kuwait Times: Syrians go to polls amid strikes, deaths

CBS: Puppet show takes aim at Syria's Assad

Upcoming Events

December 16: Chicago, USA

Demonstration at the Chinese Consulate to condemn China’s support to the Syrian regime

December 16: Bucharest, Romania

Demonstration in solidarity with the people of Syria

December 17: Paris, France

Demonstration in solidarity with the Syrian revolution

December 18: California, USA

Syrian revolution concert with Yahya Hawwa & Wasfi Maasarani

Videos

Damascus

Qadam: General strike and civil disobedience to demand the overthrow of the regime

Thawra Street: Tens of military tanks and armoured vehicles seen in the suburbs forcing residents to end the civil disobedience and general strike

Qabun: Student demonstrators demand the overthrow of the regime

Aleppo

Aleppo University: Protesters raise the Syrian independence flag in the university campus

Damascus Suburbs

Barada Valley: Demonstrators chant for a free Syria

Damir: Hundreds of students take to the streets to demand the execution of Assad

Douma: Funeral procession of fallen hero Taha Zeyad

Erbin: Evening demonstration chants, we prefer death to humiliation

Kanaker: Mass demonstration followed the funeral procession of fallen hero and defected soldier Ahmad Warda

Douma: Deployment of Assad’s militiamen and mercenaries to force civilians to end the disobedience

Zamalka: Mass evening demonstration demands the overthrow of the regime

Aleppo Suburbs

Minbej: Civilians boycott municipal elections in condemnation of the crimes committed in the city of Homs

Homs

Central City: Paramedics try to rescue injured protesters despite heavy shortage in medical supplies and equipment

Houleh: Funeral procession of female fallen hero Mahdiya Maree

Dablan: The second day of the general strike and civil disobedience

Baba Houd: Demonstrators chant we sacrifice our souls for our revolution

Bab Sebaa: A civilian explains the humanitarian crisis in the town due to the shut-off of electricity

Daraa

Herak: Civilians boycott municipal elections

Sanamain: Assad’s snipers deployed on rooftops

Ibtaa: Demonstrators chant against the crimes of Assad’s regime

Kafar Shams: Assad’s forces storm the town

Bosra: A man severely inured by Assad’s forces

Central Daraa: Deployment of Assad’s forces to force ending the strike

Khirbet Ghazaleh: A civilian severely injured after receiving a gun shot

Harra: The second day of the general strike and civil disobedience

Hama

Arabaeen: Assad’s forces storm the town on the second day of the general strike and civil disobedience

Halfaya: Tens of thousands of protesters join the funeral procession of fallen heroes Mohammad and Abdullah Baroudi

Halfaya: Lifeless bodies of fallen heroes Mohammad and Abdullah Baroudi

Hamidiya: Evening demonstration demands the execution of Assad

Idlib

Kafrouma: Mass evening demonstration sings for the revolution

Sarmin: The second day of the general strike and civil disobedience

Habitt: The second day of the general strike and civil disobedience

Deir Azzour

Tayana: Morning demonstration demands the overthrow of the regime

Quriya: Evening demonstration demands the ouster of Assad

Shahil: Evening demonstration demands the downfall of Assad’s regime

Hasaka

Deirek: Evening demonstration chants for freedom and the ouster of Assad

Amouda: Demonstrators call for boycotting local elections and demand the ouster of Assad

Demonstrations Abroad

USA: Demonstrators vow to continue their support of the Syrian revolution

Jordan: Personnel at the Syrian embassy in Amman attack and beat peaceful activists