9th/May/2012

Umayya for Researches and Strategic Studies

The Daily Monitoring Report

The Field Situation
- Evening demonstrations erupted in a number of the districts of the capital Damascus and the cities of Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Hama, in addition to other towns in Daraa governorate.(8)(9) guns in Al-Hasan village amid Homs governorate in an attempt to control over the region anew."(4)(7) - The governmental troops shelled Al-Madiq citadel in Hama using mortars and heavy machine guns. In addition, gunfire was reported in many villages in Ghab plain from the surrounding security barriers.(8)
(9)

Statistics

8th/May death toll: 23

The Military Situation

- Tanks of the Syrian army devastated 6 houses in the town of Mia'rbah, Daraa. In addition, they bombed the Great Mosque of the city.(8)(9)

The Political Mobility

- Burhan Ghalioun, head of the Syrian National Council (SNC), said, from Beijing, that the council adopts the political solution to the Syrian crisis, backs Annan's plan and opposes the external interference, hailing the Chinese role in providing a solution to the Syrian case.(5) - At the end of the meeting of the tribes in Cairo, they recommend that a political council be established, which would include representatives of all Arab Syrian tribes with a view to unifying their - Head of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) Riad al-Asaad said that self-defense is a legitimate right, and that the coming stage would witness a methodical change in the military action, adding that our morals prevent us from resorting to explosions and smuggling arms from Lebanon. He also added that the FSA have not received any financial or military aid from specific countries, as all we get is aid from some Syrian citizens.(1) - Syrian Human Rights Organization said" Clashes broke out between the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the governmental army in many districts nationwide."(7) - "Al-Mutasim Billah" Battalion, affiliated to the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), captured a governmental officer in addition to other 6 governmental soldiers in Daraa during its attack against the premises of the brigade 132 affiliated to the fifth squad of the governmental army, announcing its success in killing and injuring a number of soldiers, in addition to seizing military equipment and destroying others, without being incurred any losses.(1) - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said" The security forces use missiles and heavy machine stance and playing their leading free political role, calling on their sons, who are serving in the governmental army, to join the revolution. Moreover, they announced supporting the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA).(1) - Constituent statement of the temporary Syrian parliament said" Our goal is to organize the revolutionary action within the framework of an institutional work including the political side, in addition to the formation of a National Liberation Army, emphasizing the importance of cooperating with the Syrian National Council (SNC) for toppling AlAssad's regime. In addition, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) would be one of the components of its military institution."(1) - The Syrian Revolution General Commission condemned that the founders of the Syrian parliament had inserted the Commission's name in its Constituent statement.(1)

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The Internal Situation

- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said" The number of martyrs, since the eruption of the revolution, has risen to 12,000 ones, of which 830 were martyred after the ceasefire decision came into effect as per Annan's plan."(8)

demned the brutality of Al-Assad's troops that exploit the presence of the monitors to continue suppressing the civilians.(1)(4)(8)(10) - UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan warned that "the international observers could be the last hope for success of a peace plan in Syria. Otherwise, he warned, Syria is sure to plunge into fullblown civil war." He also added" It is not an openended plan "."There has been some decrease in the military activities, but the Syrian regime, at the same time, intensified the arrest campaigns," Annan said.
(3)(4)(5)(7)(8)(9)(10)(16)

Activities of Civil Organizations

Sources:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) Asharq Al-Awsat The London-based Al-Hayat The Kuwaiti Al-Watan Al-Quds Al-Arabi The Lebanese Al-Mustaqbal The Syrian Al-Baath Reuters AFP The Qatari Al-Jazeera The Israeli Haaretz Washington Post wall Street Journal The Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth The Guardian The Telegraph Russia Today

- The International Committee of the Red Cross chairman Jakob Kellenberger warned that the fierce fighting in some Syrian regions can be described as being "a limited civil war", referring to his deep concern over what is happening there, calling for increasing financing the committee's operations in Syrian, in addition to improving the ways enable it to intervene in the internal conflict.(1)(4)(5)(8)(7)(9) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman pointed out that the documented number of Syrian refugees in Jordan hit 14,500 ones.(2)(7) - US ambassador to the UN Security Council Susan Rice said that Syria has not complied with a U.N.backed peace plan and the United States is increasing non-lethal support to the opposition groups trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad, noting that the USA's policy has not been changed yet with regard to the necessity for having Al-Assad toppled because he has completely lost legitimacy. In addition, she added that she is working on the formation of an international bloc for transferring power in Syria.(1)(3)(4)(5)(7)(9)(13) - Iran hails the Syrian People's Assembly elections, expressing its sorrow at the opposition boycott!(2) - Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), said that there are still current problems in Syria, but there are also some positive signs, noting that the obstacles in Syria could be handled.(4)(7)

Syrian Political Stances

- Sufian Allaw, Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resource, said" Syria incurred losses of more than $3 billion due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union and the USA against the oil sector."(1)(2)(5)(8)

Arab Political Stances

- Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi calls for continuously backing Annan's plan, expressing his concern over the eruption of a civil war in Syria.(1)(4)(7)(10)(16)

International Political Stances

- The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said" We race against time to avoid having a real civil war in Syria erupted". He also con-

Edited be: Abed Alrhman Alsarraj

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