Correspondent Rima Maktabi headed to Daraa, making Al Arabiya the first television station to enter the southwestern city of Syria.
The uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was sparked in Daraa, where authorities arrested and tortured a number of children for spray painting graffiti on the walls of their school demanding freedom in the country.
Maktabi, along with a camera crew, entered the city with the help of the rebel Free Syria Army (FSA).
Heavy clashes between the rebel fighters and forces loyal to the Assad regime are still ongoing in the city, making Daraa an open front in which scores die every day.
"We are six brothers and three sisters. We fight whoever kills children. We fight people who violated and abused [us]. We lived a lifetime serving those oppressive people," Mohammed Mousallama, an FSA fighter, said, referring to the Assad regime.
Abu Shareef al-Mohameed, a rebel commander, said that regime forces do not want to let go of Daraa.
"The regime is attached to Daraa because it knows that the fall of Damascus begins in Daraa, and [the city] is the cradle and stronghold of the uprising," Mohameed told Al Arabiya.
The rebels built secret passages between houses in an area known as Houran – close to the city of Daraa, the rebels said, adding such measures were taken to deter any attack by Assad forces.
And, as they fight, opposition forces reiterate the same slogan. "We prefer death over humiliation."
20 Mar, 2013
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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/2013/03/20/Al-Arabiya-first-channel-to-enter-city-that-sparked-Syria-s-uprising-.html
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