Syrians Martyrs are Killed Twice in the State’s Official Story

Many media reports have discussed the paradoxes and questions with regard to the explosions that occurred near the General Intelligence Administration on Dec. 23. Among the most interesting details is when the official state-run media coverage of this event raises doubts about the truth behind what actually happened.

Only in Syria, and from its official state news agency, can Syrians die twice. The first time they are killed in the mentioned explosion; the second time is during “terrorist attacks” in Homs and Damascus, according to the same news agency.

As the Local Coordination Committees (LCC) documents the state’s media fraud, we offer the following information for those concerned with the truth about the Syrian regime’s lies, down to the minute details, of its official stories. NB: The LCC is stating only the names of those whose deaths were reported in duplicate.

A thorough inspection of the Syrian Arab News Agency’s (SANA) reports revealed that 10 Syrian citizens had been martyred twice (all of them were victims of the explosion that targeted two security centers in Damascus on Dec. 23, 2011. In its report of Dec. 27, 2011, and titled “The Truth Behind the Events… List of the Martyrs of the Two Terror Attacks that Targeted the General Intelligence Administration in Kafarsouseh and the Regional Department Headquarters and Their Surrounding Areas,” SANA stated:

Martyrs of the General Intelligence Administration:

4/ Sergeant Major, Adnan Al-Hayek
9/ Staff Sergeant, Hazem Al-Saleh
11/ Sergeant Soldier, Oday Al-Qintar
12/ Sergeant Soldier, Ghaith Al-Joghami
14/ Soldier, Mohammad Al-Saadi
Martyrs of the Military Security:

5/ Sergeant Major, Ali Mahmoud Khaizaran
8/ Sergeant Major, Taher Mahmoud Zainah
14/ Soldier, Meizer Haitham Al-Ali

Martyr of the Military Records Administration:

Volunteer Sergeant, Majd Al-Deen Abdulhameed Al-Hayes
It is important to note that SANA’s report, issued on Dec. 26, 2011 and titled, “Funeral of 14 Martyrs of the Army and Security Forces,” the following names were listed:

Sergeant Major Adnan Jad Allah Al-Hayek, from Swaida, who was mentioned earlier under the name Adnan Al-Hayek.
Sergeant Major Hazem Aziz Saleh, from Tartous, mentioned earlier as a Sergeant with the name Hazem Saleh.
Staff Sergeant Ghaith Esam Al-Joghami, from Swaida, mentioned earlier as Sergeant Soldier under the name Ghaith Al-Joghami.
The Recruit Sergeant Adi Sameer Kontar, from Swedaa, was previously mentioned as (Adi Kontar).
The Recruit Sergeant Abdul Hameed Al-Hayes, from Deir ezzor, was previously mentioned as the volunteer Sergeant Majd AlDeen Abdul Hameed Al-Hayes.
Recruit Mezar Haytham Al-Ali, from Damascus suburbs, was previously mentioned as is (Mezar Haytham Al-Ali.
The regime’s media outlets broadcast the news, announcing, “Garnished with flower wreaths and on the sounds of the rhythm of martyrs, the 14 dead bodies of military and security personnel were bid farewell from Tishreen Hospital, the Military Hospital in Homs, and the National Hospital in Swaidaa as they were laid in their final resting places in their respective cities and towns. They were attacked by an armed gangster while performing their national duties in Damascus, its suburbs, and Daraa.”

Subsequently, SANA reported, on Dec. 18, 2011, “The events in their true reality: bidding farewell to 9 martyrs from the Syrian army, security forces, and police to their final resting places,” in which the names of the following martyrs are noted:

Sergeant Major Taher Ahmad Zeina, from Latakia, whose name was mentioned before as Taher Ahmad Zeina.
Sergeant Major Ali Mahmoud Khayzaran, from Latakia, whose name was mentioned before as Ali Mahmoud Khayzaran.
Staff Sergeant Waad Ali Merhij, from Latakia, who was previously mentioned as Wajd Ali Merhij.
SANA broadcast the news, stating, “from the Tishreen Hospital and the Military Forces Hospital in Homs and the Police Hospital in Harasta, nine martyrs of the army, security forces, and police were bid farewell and laid at their final resting places. They were attacked by a terrorist gangster while performing their national duties in Homs and Damascus.”

Finally, there is the name of martyr Recruit Mohammad Saad Al-Saady, from Al-Qaniya in Daraa, who was reported in the news by Syrian Human Rights Watch on Sunday Dec. 25th, 2011 under the headline, “The List of Martyrs of Today, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011.” The name of recruit Mohammad Al-Saady was already mentioned on the list of martyrs killed in the two explosions, broadcast by SANA. In the detailed news from Syrian Human Rights Watch, the report said, “the number of martyrs of today, Dec. 24, 2011, increased to 41 by security and army forces’ gunfire. The number includes three children and two women, and eight martyrs died under torture.”

To watch:

SANA’s “List of Names of Martyrs in the Terrorist Suicide Bombings on Dec. 27, 2001

http://www.sana.sy/ara/336/2011/12/27/390775.htm

SANA News: “Funeral for the Corpses of 14 Martyrs from Security and Army Forces”

http://www.sana.sy/ara/336/2011/12/26/390471.htm

SANA News: “Funeral for the Corpses of 9 Martyrs from Security and Army Forces and Police to Their Final Resting Places on Dec. 28, 2011″

http://www.sana.sy/ara/336/2011/12/28/391070.htm

News from the Syrian Human Rights Watch organization, “List of Names of Martyrs from Saturday,” dated Dec. 25, 2011

http://www.syriahr.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=406:25-12-2011