62 Martyrs 29-1-2012

[tabatha]

Posted by abeer on January 29th, 2012
Local Coordination Committees

There are 62 martyrs in Syria today up until now including 3 children and two defected recruits. In Damascus suburbs, there were 16 martyrs in Kafar Batna, Saqba, Hamourya, Rankoos, Zabadany and Harasta. Also, 19 martyrs in Homs, 15 in Hama,5 in Idlib, 4 in Daraa and one in each of Saraqeb,DeirEzzor and Damascus

Damascus Suburbs
Arbeen
Martyrdom of Yaseen Eid Abo Elleil, and many injuries were reported, by security forces’ gunfire which are continuously shooting the city with tanks. Snipers were deployed in the Jawaza and Asqalani areas while the residents are preparing to bid farewell to yesterday’s martyr after Isha (evening) prayer

Daraa
Basr Al-Hareer
Intense shooting from the regime’s checkpoints in the Northern part of the city

Hama
Light bombs targeted Bab Qibli neighborhood and the residents are reporting the spread of sleeping gases

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http://www.lccsyria.org/5824

[riderinthestorm]

1. Calling the participants in this civil war "martyrs" is twisted

and only serves to ramp up the religious overtones, something this situation does NOT need.

I really object to framing this as a religious war. Its a bad move imho.

[tabatha]

2. That is a cultural term in the Arab world.

Those who were killed in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia are all called martyrs. The person who self-immolated in Tunisia was called a martyr. There was NO religious war in Tunisia - there was no religious war in Egypt or Libya, and neither is there a religious war in Syria.

Tunisia martyr's mother: honor my son's sacrifice
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/22/us-tunisia-vote-bouazizi-idUSTRE79L28K20111022

[riderinthestorm]

5. I'm not disputing the reality, simply offering my opinion. nt

[riverwalker]

3. the term is appropriate

From Merriam-Webster

1
: a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
2
: a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle
3
: victim; especially : a great or constant sufferer <a martyr to asthma all his life — A. J. Cronin>

(since they are the ones who are DEAD, and you are the one merely "offended", I think they out rank you, and can be called what they want to be called. IMHO)

[tabatha]

4. Martyrs' Square

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martyrs' Square may refer to:
Martyrs' Square, Beirut, a square in central downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
Martyrs' Square, Brussels - a square in the centre of Brussels, Belgium.
Martyrs' Square, Damascus - Marjeh Square, est. 1890, major square in downtown Damascus, Syria.
Martyrs' Square, Tripoli - the main square in Tripoli, Libya, known historically by the names Green Square, Independence Square, and Piazza Italia.
Piazza dei Martiri, a martyrs' monument square in Naples, Italy.
Place des Martyrs, Luxembourg - a garden square in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs'_Square