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Live Feed / Blog From Damascus: Live Now
Midan is the scene of some of the firecest fighting inDamascus right now, and just to update people, a 3rd senior Assad govt official has died of his wounds after a suicide bombing at a security building in Dmasacus earlier today.
http://razanghazzawi.org/2012/07/18/blogging-live-from-midan-neighborhood-in-damascus/
I arrived Midan with a friend at 12:30 PM today 18-7-2012, there was a shooting very close to us but we managed to arrive safely. I cannot share my location with you in Midan, nor can I say who’s with me here. We are safe so far.
Clashes started early in the morning and it’s still on, we sometimes hear explosions every now and then, the residents of area here are telling us there are BMB tanks shelling the center of the area.
Remains of BMB tank shell in Midan neighborhood.
There are several checkpoints in the area, but the area we’re in right now is relatively safe thus far, there are four people martyred today in Midan alone; 3 from Free Syrian Army and the fourth is a civilian- an old man we couldn’t find his ID with him, we’re in the process of getting his name.
Update: 3:02 PM: clashes now in Haa’la area in Midan.
Update: 3:15 PM: according to leaked information coming from a soldier in the regime sympathetic with the revolution, the regime is planning to fire (sorry I am not familiar with the right to use here) toxic gases against the residents in Midan neighborhood that resulted in shortness of breath and heartburn in the respiratory tract. Medical masks are distributed among the residents and activists here.
The activists here are in high spirit, it’s hectic over here but we smoke and drink tea (I am drinking tea now) and we joke all the time.
We celebrated the death of Daoud Rajha, of course.
Will be back with more news shortly.
Read more here: http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2012/7/18/syria-and-beyond-live-coverage-un-talks-damascus-fights.html#1343
