Caught on tape: Syrian State`s crimes against humanity - updated
20/03/2004 KurdishMedia.com
London (KurdishMedia.com) 20 March 2004: Amatuer cameramen caught on tape the Syrian state security forces firing indiscriminately on unarmed Kurdish civilians at a March 13th funeral.
Similar pictures were broadcast by the UK TV station Channel 4, which reported that the officials in the Syrian embassy in London declined to be interviewed.
In a newly released unedited videotape, the mourners are taking for burial the bodies of the Kurds who had been killed by the same state security forces during a football match the day before, on March 12th, in the Kurdistani city of Qamishlo.
The unedited videotape, along with two other edited tapes, clearly demonstrates that Syrian state security forces responded to the unarmed crowd of men, women and children by shooting to kill.
The images show that the Kurdish protestors at first think that the soldiers and militias on moving vehicles were firing into the air. Some in the crowd are trying to calm the panicking crowd. People are falling down by what seems to be the gunshot wounds they receive.
Some in the crowd are trying to help the wounded while some demonstrators put up resistance, by shouting slogans and throwing stones, many civilians are running for their lives; women and children are screaming.
The videotapes were released by a newly established Web site, serhildanaqamishlo.com. It is a news and information site, established by a number of other information providers to offer information specifically on the current situation of West [Syrian] Kurdistan.
1) Unedited video:
http://www.serhildanaqamislo.com/qamislo_13_03_04.wmv 2) Edited video 1
http://www.serhildanaqamislo.com/Video/qamishlo.ram 3) Edited video 2
http://www.serhildanaqamislo.com/Video/qamishlo130304.ram Warning: The videos include extremely violent images, not suitable for children or other vulnerable people.
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http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=4805 I'm glad they have the truth on video.