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Syria Through the Eyes of Its People FINAL

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(1) Introduction 0009 Telop:

Documentary Wave

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0016 Telop (Map): Turkey Syria Iraq

Jordan

Q1 0016 This is the border between Syria and Jordan.

Q 2 0023 What is happening in Syria, where a civil war has been raging? We met someone who can help us find out.

0033 Meeting, shaking hands with woman.

Q 3 0035 This woman is in frequent contact with people inside Syria.

0041Reporterintermediary.

Q 4 0044 She carries something that was entrusted to her by Syrian civilians.

0050 Handing over footage.

Q 5 0053 Her precious cargo is about 20 hours of video footage.

0100 ZI on digital camera image. 0101 Telop:

Caution: the following contains graphic images.

Q 6 0102 More than a dozen Syrians took the footage in hopes of showing the world what was happening in their country.

0114 Dolly shot of battle. 0117 Two people firing machine guns.

0120 Bazooka shot (after explosion).

Q 7 0123 These are the front lines in the battle between government and rebel forces.

0122 Sniper fire behind wall.

0126 Tank. 0130 Helicopter. 0133 Attack on mosque. People fleeing.

Q 8 0136 Horrific scenes of indiscriminate slaughter.

0140 Injured child crying. Q 9 0144 Growing fear and hatred in the face of death.

0149 Woman screaming. 0149 0001: I’ve lost everything! God! 0155 MIG flying. 0158 Shell exploding. 0202 Head in debris. Q 10 0203 The quagmire of Syria’s ongoing civil war

is recorded in clear detail. Hand entering frame from right head appears.

0211 0002: This is outrageous!

0217 Bawling man.

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0222 Telop:

Civilian videographer 0222 0003: You call this child a terrorist?

0004: God, save this child! 0231 Cairo office, hands typing on keyboard. 0232 Telop:

NHK Cairo Bureau

Q 11 0234 Foreign media are not allowed to investigate stories freely in Syria.

Pan up 2 shot. Q 12 0242 We collected our information through daily telephone calls to people inside.

0250 Telop: Reporter notes

Q 13 0253 This generated 450 pages of notes.

0302 Telop: Indiscriminate attack

0306 Telop:

Family killed 0309 Telop:

Throat cut with a knife

Q 14 0304 By combining these notes with the video footage we received, the hidden story of Syria emerged.

0316 ZB on notes. Q 15 0319 The following is a record of what the Syrians themselves witnessed over the course of a year.

0327 Title: Syria Through the Eyes of

Its People

(2) The Rise of the Anti-government Rebellion and an Assad Regime Fearful of the Arab Spring 0337 Long shot of demonstration.

0338 0005: Assad must go!

0345 Feet flying up. 0006: Syria belongs to the people! 0352 Telop:

December 2011 0352 Telop(Map):

Daraa

Q 16 0353 The footage begins in December 2011, nine months after the uprising began.

0405 Young man waving flag.

Q 17 0407 It shows a late-night demonstration being held in a small square in the southern city of Daraa.

0411 Pan across women clapping.

0420 ZI on children. 0428 Telop:

Resign!

Q18 0419 There were women and children in the crowd.

People dancing. 0433 0007: We’ll overthrow Assad! 0440 Long shot camera filming demonstration.

Q19 0442 Assad’s government forces will open fire if they discover demonstrations. So far, the

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Up on camera.

protesters have managed to evade strict surveillance in order to gather.

0459 Long shot of demonstration (flag).

Q20 0459 But the footage suddenly cuts off after this scene.

0507 Feet moving as crowd disperses.

Q21 0509 The next image shows people disbanding in the darkness.

0517 Telop: Civilian videographer

0517 0008: We heard that Assad’s troops are coming. We’ve stopped. 0009: (Deleted)

0528 Dismantling lights. 0541 Pan across graffiti on school wall

Q22 0546 The uprising against the Syrian government began in this town in March 2011.

0556 Telop: School with students’

graffiti

Q23 0554 It was touched off by grafitti that students wrote on a school wall, criticizing the Assad regime.

0603 School wall (backlit). Q24 0605 Security forces took the children away and tortured them, sparking a backlash throughout the country.

0616 ZI on portrait hung on wall. 0618 Telop:

President Bashar al-Assad

Q25 0618 President Assad tried to quell the demonstrations by force.

0630 Assad walking. Q26 0632 For more than 40 years, Assad and his father before him had built an authoritarian regime.

0635 Assad walking among MPs. 0643 Assad smiling and waving.

Q27 0641 The “Arab Spring” democracy movements that had arisen in other Middle Eastern countries were viewed as a threat.

0650 Assad giving speech. 0650 0010: It is crucial for Syria to restore stability and security. 0011: We have maintained stable security for decades. 0012: We must crush the terrorists with an iron fist.

0710 People clapping. 0714 Assad leaving. 0714 Tanks running. Q28 0716 The Assad regime merciliessly suppresses

the rebellion. Civilians secretly film the movements of government troops.

0726: Truck full of soldiers.

Q29 0729 They could be killed if they’re caught.


0742 0013: Tanks have occupied the town. They look like they’ve come to stay.

0014: (Deleted) 0015: Security forces and

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militias are everywhere.

0800 Tank in residential neighborhood.

Q30 0803 Syria has one of the strongest militaries in the Middle East. With its army, navy and air force, the Assad regime has 300,000 personnel at its command.

Zoom in on soliders. Q31 0816 Deploying tanks and armored cars on street corners, the authorities keep close watch over the citizenry.

0829 ZO from tank. 0831 Telop:

Civilian videographer 0831 0016: Assad’s troops are

destroying the store. 0840 Telop:

Civilian videographer 0840 0017: Assad’s troops are

looting the store. 0854 GS of soldier tying up civilian.

Q32 0858 Soldiers take residents in white shirts out of a house.


0908 0018: Soldiers have entered and brought out residents.

0916 Close-up of soldiers beating a man with rifles.

Q33 0918 They beat them with their rifles.

(3) Indiscriminate Massacre in Homs 0928Telop:

Civilian videographer 0928 0019: Fierce shelling continues in Homs.

0937 Telop: February 2012

0937 Telop(Map): Homs

Q34 0938 This footage was taken in the central city of Homs in February 2012.


0950 0020: This is damage from shelling.


0958 0021: The house has been completely demolished.

1004 Armored cars driving through Homs.

Q35 1005 Armored cars and tanks rumble through residential streets.

1015 Tank barrel. Q36 1016 The entire town is surrounded, making it impossible for residents to escape.

1025 Long shot of shelling. 1029 Buildings being shelled. 1034 Telop:

Civilian videographer

1034 0022: It’s an indiscriminate attack! Help!

1040 Burned out buildings. 1045 Long shot of black smoke rising from Homs ZI on fire.

Q37 1044 A sobbing civilian videographer. The repeated fierce attacks seem violent enough to obliterate the entire city.

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1101 Telop:

Reporter notes Q38 1102 These are the notes we took of phone

converstaions with civilians during this time.

1111 Telop: 350 dead

R1 1111 The attack on Homs killed 350 people in one day.

1121 Telop: Many bodies

R2 1120 Buildings have collapsed with many bodies buried underneath.

1138 Telop: Heavy shelling

R3 1133 We’ve been under heavy shelling since six this morning.


Civilian

We can see bodies lying on

the road.

R4 1145 We can see bodies lying on the road.


Civilian

Bodies won’t fit in the

cemeteries. We’re using parks to bury

the dead.

R5 1153 Bodies won’t fit in the cemeteries. We’re using parks to bury the dead.


Civilian

30 years ago, Assad’s

father massacred people in rebellious regions.

R6 1205 Thirty years ago, Assad’s father massacred people in rebellious regions.


Civilian

Now Assad is wiping out civilians like his father.

R7 1215 Now Assad is wiping out civilians like his father.


R8 1224 What’s happening in Homs can only be called genocide.

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Civilian

What’s happening in Homs

can only be called genocide.

1234 Telop: Underground civilian

shelter

Q39 1238 Civilian videographers collected the statements of people who lost their families and homes.

1248 Family eating in dark. Q40 1252 This man was shot twice at a checkpoint. With his left leg disabled, he says he can barely feed his family.

1307 Interview with injured man.

1307 0023: It’s like living in the stone age. 0024: We have no electricity or kerosene.

1322 0025: I know that a price must be paid for freedom. 0026: I’ll give my life and wealth to be free of oppression. 0027: That’s how much freedom

means to me. 1348 Pan to kettle. Q41 1353 These are the voices of a mother and

daughter who lost their husband and father.

1401 Woman whose husband was killed.

1400 0028: My husband went to buy us bread. I heard gun shots and shouts.

0029: (Deleted) 0030: I saw that he had fallen.

He was shot dead. 0031: He had a gentle smile on his face.

1421 Daughter 1422 0032: I keep expecting him to walk in. 0033: I want my father back.

0034: I want to see him. 0035: It was always so much fun to be with him. 0036: Mom and I are alone now because of Assad.

(4) Indiscriminate Massacres Spread Throughout Syria 1503 Long shot of town. Gun shots.

1503 (Gunfire x 3)

1514 People fleeing in confusion.

Q42 1511 As time passed, attacks on civilians spread throughout Syria.


1521 0037: I see a sniper. He’s aiming at a person who’s praying.

0038: (Deleted) 1534 Sniper on roof. Q43 1537 A government sniper is seen on a rooftop. 1550 Shot man. 1551 Telop:

1551 0039: He’s been shot by Assad’s sniper. 0040: His sons are nearby but can’t help him.

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1615 Window strongly shaking.

1620 Looking outside through window inside house x 3.

Q44 1622 The sniper takes aim at people who are filming him.


1629 0041: He’s shooting at us!

1643 Man leaving car and fleeing. Starts running to the right.

Q45 1648 A man is shot and falls right in front of the camera.

1654 Camera shaking. 1654 Telop:


1654 0042: Keep the camera running. I’ll go help him.

1701 Videographer in T-shirt, crawling.

1708 Covers fallen man. 1715 Two carrying man. 1720 Telop:


1720 0043: He’s still breathing! Get the car!

1723 Helping child shot in the street.

Q46 1725 These images show the rescue of a child who was shot.

Q47 1730 Government troops are even shooting at children.

1733 0044: Pull! Pull! 1737 0045: That’s it! 1748 Boy being held. Q48 1749 Shot in the head, the boy is on the verge of

death. 1756 0046: Get going! 1759 People being carried in.

1807 Child being held (yellow pants).

Q49 1813 This is the hospital where the injured children are taken.

1811 Wounded children. 1825 Boy with shot jaw. Q50 1827 This boy was shot at a checkpoint. 1836 Girl panting. Q51 1838 This girl was found buried under the

rubble of a shelled building. 1844 Telop:

Civilian videographer 1844 0047: Assad! You call this child a terrorist?

0048: God, save this child! 1856 CPR. Q52 1859 The situation in Syria has begun to

concern the international community. 1921 To black. Q53 1907 But because powerful nations had

conflicting interests, no one can stop it. 1921 Telop:

February 2012

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Sergei Lavrov Russian Minister of

Foreign Affairs 1924 Telop:

Reporter notes

Civilian

Russia and China’s use of their veto power on the

UN Security Council has given Assad a free pass to

oppress.

R9 1926 Russia and China’s use of their veto power on the UN Security Council has given Assad a free pass to oppress.

1937 Telop: March 2012


Anti-government activist

President Assad promised

UN special envoy Kofi Annan that he would stop

the fighting.

R10 1939 President Assad promised UN special envoy Kofi Annan that he would stop the fighting.

1949 Telop: But tanks are still in the

streets.

R11 1949 But tanks are still in the streets.



Gunfire and explosions

never stop.

R12 1958 Gunfire and explosions never stop.



More than 1,200 people have died since the UN

cease-fire monitors

R13 2008 More than 1,200 people have died since the UN cease-fire monitors arrived two weeks ago.

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arrived 2 weeks ago.



The Assad regime has broken its ceasefire

promise.

R14 2020 The Assad regime has broken its ceasefire promise.

(5) Anti-government Forces Start Standing Up to the Assad Regime 2034 Declaration of soldier deserting the government forces.

2034 0049: I’m deserting the Assad forces to join the Free Syrian Army.

2041 ID card. 2046 Telop:

Free Syrian Army (FSA)

Q54 2042 Soldiers begin to desert the government forces and create Free Syrian Army units throughout the country.

2054 Large GS. 2101 Masked FSA fighters. 2101 0050: We’re members of the FSA.

We’re God’s soldiers. 0051: We’ll fight to the end

to save our families. 2113 Pan from wall to soldiers in civilian clothes. (Start cue when “Rebok” comes into view.)

Q55 2120 Young civilian men also join the FSA.

2127 Taking a grenade out. 2136 Cigarette and cell phone.

Q56 2128 In Syria, all 18-year-old men must serve 18 months in the military. Young men with experience begin to fight for the FSA.

2141 Soldier with machine gun.

2141 0052:Our demands are fair. 0053: We want a no-fly zone for military aircraft.

2157 Hands loading ammo clip.

0054: We formed the FSA to protect civilian lives. 0055: We’re not murderers.

We want to protect demonstrators. 0056: (Deleted)

2210 Machine guns and grenades.

Q57 2215 However, they use weapons they’ve haphazardly collected.

2223 Pan to AK-47. Q58 2224 They have almost no coordinated organization. Each unit adopts its own strategy, without a central command.

2232 Women knitting. Q59 2237 Women also support the FSA. They knit scarves patterned after the rebel flag.

2247 Interview with knitting women.

2248 0057: These are for boys fighting in the cold, or in the desert.

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0058: They’re for soldiers who protect our lives and property. 0059: We’ll use this flag when Assad is gone. May God protect us!

2308 Soldiers shooting in T-shirts.

Q60 2310 FSA members face off against government soldiers.

2318 0060: Get closer. Young men fighting. Q61 2329 Ill-equipped and poorly trained, they go

into battle. (6) The Oppression of Increasingly Powerful Government Forces 2339 Long shot of funeral. 2339 Telop:

Funeral of victims

ZI on many bodies. Q62 2349 This footage shows a funeral in which killed civilians are honored as martyrs.

Q63 2359 In the beginning, government forces refrained from firing on sacred funeral ceremonies.

2407 Crowd jumping up and down.

2407 0061: The people demand that Assad be executed!

2413 People in procession. 0062: Hurrah for the FSA! 2421 People fleeing in confusion under gunfire. (Start cue when people come into view)

Q64 2425 But when the funeral transforms into an anti-government demonstration, government soldiers open fire.

2441 Mosque being bombed.

2447 Digging out victim under rubble; head appears.

Q65 2448 Eventually, government forces also start attacking the sacred mosques of Islam.

2457 0063: This is outrageous! 2502 Man screaming. 2507 Hands treating wounded people. 2507 Telop:


2507 0064: The mosque was shelled during prayers.

0065: More than 50 people have been injured.

2521 Dolly shot inside mosque (rubble). 2531 Pan across debris.

Q66 2528 Government forces begin using cluster bombs as well, which are condemned as inhumane weapons.

2544 Fatherbody of daughter.

Q67 2547 The number of victims mounts day by day.

2554 Interview with father of killed girl.

2554 0066: I’m the father of this young girl. 0067: We were all at home.

She was sleeping. 0068: Assad’s soldiers killed this child.

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0069: I’ve never held a weapon before. 0070: But now I will, to fight Assad. 0071: I’ll fight until he falls.

(7)The FSA Improves Its Fighting Skills 2626 Cameraman running. 2627 Telop:

June 2012

Q68 2629 In June 2012, the United Nations recognizes that Syria is in a state of civil war.

2637 Two shooting upward. Soldiers shooting from back of truck.

Q69 2641 Footage from this time increasingly shows FSA soldiers shooting their machine guns skyward.

2650 Flying helicopter. Q70 2653 The government has stepped up its aerial attacks.

2700 Helicopter. 2701 0072: Shoot it down! Keep shooting! 2709 Shooting from back of black truck.

Q71 2710 The FSA has also procured more diverse weaponry.

2717 Two running with bazooka.

Q72 2719 Efforts are made to organize the different fighting units and devise a coordinated strategy.

2729 Officers shaking hands.

Q73 2732 This footage shows FSA officers inspecting one unit’s operations.

2744 Officers talking with men. 2744 Telop:

Soldier

2744 0073: We know how to use anti-aircraft guns. 0074: Give us the speeds of

the choppers and jets.

2754 Telop: Officer

2754 0075: OK. I’ll send experts.

2758 Telop: Soldier

2758 0076: If we know their maximum speeds, we can shoot them down. 0077: (Deleted)

2810 Soldiers shooting into sky.

2814 Pan from soldiers to sky.

Q74 2814 The FSA hones its battle skills.

2819 Red fireball on helicopter.


2825 0078: FSA soldiers are targeting government helicopters.

2835 Aiming at helicopter and firing.

2840 Helicopter hit. 2841 0079: We hit it! We downed the helicopter!

2859 Machine guns and hand grenades.

→Women. Q75 2904 Women arm themselves and join the FSA, too.

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2912 0080: Our brothers’ blood is spilled

and we women are disgraced. 0081: Government troops are inhuman, doing whatever they want.

2927 Woman calling to rebel fighters.

2927 0082: The uprising belongs to women, too. 0083: We call on soldiers who have

quit the government forces 1083: and those who have not yet quit. 0084: Join the revolution and topple the dictator!



FSA morale is much

higher.

R15 2955 FSA morale is much higher.

3005 Telop: They’re procuring

weapons with money donated by Saudi Arabia

and Qatar.

R16 3006 They’re procuring weapons with money donated by Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

3013 Rocket launcher. 3013 Telop:

Weapons are also coming in from Turkey.

R17 3014 Weapons are also coming in from Turkey.

3019 Mujahedeen. 3021 Telop:

In addition, foreign veterans highly trained in

Iraq and Afghanistan have joined the fight.

R18 3022 In addition, foreign veterans highly trained in Iraq and Afghanistan have joined the fight.


FSA officer

To get civilian support, we’ve moved our base from Turkey into Syria.

R19 3035 To get civilian support, we’ve moved our base from Turkey into Syria.

3046 Telop: We’re strengthening

communications among FSA units in different

cities.

R20 3047 We’re strengthening communications among FSA units in different cities.

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(Fade out) (8) Children Caught in the Anguish of War 3058 Children clapping at demonstration.

3101 Boy mugging at camera. 3105 Children giving V signs. 3108 Girl with face paing.

Q76 3103 Children are caught in the anguish of war. Civilian videographers took footage of them speaking.

3112 Boy selling beans. Q77 3113 This boy sells boiled beans. 3127 Boy interview. 3128 Telop:


3127 0085:Where’s your dad? 0086: He and my uncle are in jail.

They were taken away. 0087: (Deleted)

0088: How do you live? 0089: I run a shop to support

my family. 3143 Children playing with toy weapons.

3142 0090: We, too, will fight!

3149 Children teasing donkey.

Q78 3154 Children compare Assad to a donkey that they tease.

Donkey and children. 3200 0091: This is Assad the donkey. 3207 Telop:

Civilian videographer 3207 0092: But donkeys are useful.

0093: Assad’s a donkey. 0094: Get out of here, Assad!

3219 Children in shell hole made in aerial attack.

Q79 3221 Children play in a hole from an exploding shell made during an aerial attack.


3228 0095: Was the attack scary? 0096: It’s not scary at all.

3236 0097: Is President Assad scary? 0098: No, God is with us.

3243 GS of children. Q80 3245 But when an adult sounds the alarm… 3248 0099: Fighter jets! Run! 3253 Children running away. Slow motion. (Fade out)

Q81 3254 Children are growing up amid ongoing bombings.

(9) The Truth about the Civil War as Seen in Antigovernment Forces 3305 Shabiha being taken away.

Q82 3311 This footage shows FSA soldiers taking away men they believe to be government spies.

3328 Taking away one Shabiha (hitting him). 3330 Telop:


3330 0100: The FSA has captured a government militiaman.

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FSA soldier shouting. 3340 0101: Bastard! 3346 Beaten man with bloody face.

3351 FSA soldier with captive government soldier.

3350 0102: We got them! 0103: We killed two snipers hiding in a taxi. 0104: We captured this one.

3406 Taking away police officers.

3412 Loading prisoners into van.

Q83 3411 Anti-government forces bind police officers of the Assad government.

3420 Van driving away. Q84 3420 Violence begets violence, dragging the country into the quagmire of civil war.

3429 Captives. 3432 Telop:

Reporter notes


The FSA executed the captured government

soldiers.

R21 3433 The FSA executed the captured government soldiers.

3441 Telop: It’s punishment for killing

many Syrian civilians.

R22 3442 It’s punishment for killing many Syrian civilians.

3450 Truck. 3453 Telop:

Reporter notes

Government official

Anti-government forces are terrorists.

R23 3454 Anti-government forces are terrorists.

3459 Telop: They’re not

revolutionaries.

R24 3501 They’re not revolutionaries.

3507 Gunfire. 3509 Telop:

Reporter notes

Civilian

Both the government and the FSA have snipers

R25 3510 Both the government and the FSA have snipers killing each other.

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killing each other.

3518 Man holding running with suitcase.

3518 Telop: But it’s the civilians who

are dying. (Fade out)

R26 3520 But it’s the civilians who are dying.

(10) Government Forces Versus Rebels: the Northern Struggle 3534 Shell exploding in Aleppo, black smoke. 3534 Telop:

August 2012

3540 People crossing street.

Q85 3542 August, 2012. The fighting comes to a head.

3545 Gunfire on city streets.

3548 FSA firing. Q85’ 3549 This is the front line in northern Syria. 3551 Man crawling forward.

3556 Shooting at tank. 3557 0105: Not yet. Aim carefully, then fire.

3609 Tank in flames, people rejoicing. 3612 Telop:


3612 0106: The FSA has destroyed a government tank.

3621 Cut to street corner. 3624 Telop (Map):

Aleppo Idlib

Q86 3623 Northern Syria, with its main cities of Aleppo and Idlib, prospers from both agriculture and industry. It produces many commodities used in daily life.

3635 Young men fighting in city streets.

Q87 3637 Without control of the north, the Assad regime risks losing the ability to support Damascus as a functioning capital.

3645 Man leaning against wall. 3649 Man behind sandbags, shooting.

Q88 3648 Meanwhile, the FSA needs a foothold in the north in order to mount an attack on Damascus.

3654 Building across the way.

3656 UP on building hit by bomb.

3705 Bazooka. 3708 Burning building. 3715 MiG jet in sky. Q89 3717 The government forces bring in MiG

fighter jets. 3721 MiG coming (second

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cut). 3727 Bomb hitting town; ZI on mushroom cloud.

Q90 3729 They target hospitals, mosques, and other sites where many people congregate.

3737 People carrying bodies.

3747 Girl victim. 3747 Telop:


3747 0107: Russian-made bombs are killing children.

0108: Every day more than 100 bombs fall on innocent civilians.

3801 MiG flying. 3811 Telop:


3811 0109: That’s a government MiG jet. 0110: My God! What are they doing?

3821 Mushroom cloud rising from city. ZO.

Q91 3830 The government is using fighter jets to bomb its own citizens indiscriminately. It’s a bizarre scene.

3838 UP of MiG. Shaking. ZO from cloud of smoke. Cloud of smoke.

3841 0111: (Deleted) 0112: Oh, God, what’s happening? I’m done for! 0113: There are people under there!

3918 Walking among the ruins immediately after an air strike.

3950 Man sitting. Cameraman walking around.

4004 Wounded people on truck.

4018 Blackened victim being put onto truck.

4047 Flames rising. 4106 Woman screaming. 4110 Truck driving away.S (Fade out) 4122 People in dark. 4128 Refugees fleeing in dark. 4131 Telop (Map):

Turkey Aleppo

Idlib

Q92 4131 To escape the intense bombing, civilians flee to the Turkish border.

4144 Interview with male refugee.

4144 0114: Bombs came in from everywhere.

4148 Interview with female refugee.

4148 0115: I fled with my children. 0116: Nowhere is safe.

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4157 GS of refugees. 4204 Girl crying.

Q93 4200 When this footage was taken, about 120,000 people had fled from Syria to Turkey.

4210 Fighting in north, firing mortar. 4212 Telop:

November 2012

Q94 4212 In November 2012, the FSA mounts a stronger offensive.


4227 0117: The FSA is attacking.

4232 Dolly shot of captured base.

Q95 4236 They adopt a strategy of concentrated attacks on government military bases.

4239 Burnt image of Assad.

4245 Soldier pointing inside dark base.

Q96 4248 FSA soldiers show a civilian videographer the spoils of war.

4256 Pan across captured tanks. 4256 Telop:

FSA soldier

4256 0118: We captured these tanks from government forces. 0119: We have new model

over there. 4311 Emblem of FSA. 4311 Telop:

Free Syrian Army

4317 Shooting at MiG from a truck.

4322 MiG crashes. Q97 4327 This footage shows FSA forces shooting down MiG fighter jet with an anti-aircraft gun.

4343 MiG burning.

4341 0120: Praise God! We did it!

4353 Shouting victory on top of tank. FSA soldiers.

4353 0121: Come on! We’ll take a picture! 0122: The government forces are finished. Assad’s finished.

4409 Soldier talking to camera.

4409 0123: Don’t hide, Assad! We’ll catch you in the drainpipe, like Gaddafi!

4416 FSA soldiers shouting victory in front of tank.

Q98 4420 The FSA extends its front lines, approaching the capital city of Damascus, the seat of Assad’s power.

4430 Long shot of Damascus. 4430 Telop(Map):

Damascus

4439 Fighting in Kaboon Street. 4442 Telop:

4442 0124: There’s heavy fighting in Damascus.

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The FSA captured a

helicopter base and its arsenal in the outskirts of

Damascus.

R27 4450 The FSA captured a helicopter base and its arsenal in the outskirts of Damascus.

4500 Soldiers in front of missile. 4500 Telop:

They hit the government’s air defense system. The skies outside Damascus

are defenseless.

R28 4502 They hit the government’s air defense system. The skies outside Damascus are defenseless.

4501 Telop: November 2012



The next objective is the Damascus International

Airport.

R29 4515 The next objective is the Damascus International Airport.

4521 Bazooka fire in city ~ burning tank.

(11) Ending: The War Continues 4532 Desolate city. Q99 4535 In 22 months, the anti-government

movement in Syria developed into a full-blown civil war.

Q100 4545 As of January 2013, it’s estimated that more than 60,000 people have died.

ZO from debris. Q101 4554 Cities have been decimated. 4559 Dolly shot. Q102 4603 These images are the last ones that we

received from the civilian videographers. 4610 Sound only in the midst of debris. 4611 Telop:


4611 0125: It’s important to visually convey the truth about Syria. 0126: The Assad regime distorts the truth. 0127: We want to show what’s really happening in front of our eyes. 0128: The destruction, massacres,

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and bombings happening here. 0129: We want the world to see it exactly as it happens.

(Fade out) Sun, drive shot. 4653 Telop:

Syria/Jordan border

4707 Boy LS of refugee camp.

Q103 4713 In December 2012, we visited a refugee camp on the border between Syria and Jordan.

4728 Mother holding child and walking.

Q104 4732 More than 500,000 people have already fled from Syria to other countries, with more leaving every day.

4737 UP of child refugee. 4750 ZI on digital camera image. (Camera music on.)

Q105 4753 Civilian videographers in Syria risk their lives to show the world what is really happening in their country.

Q106 4809 The civil war continues. 4816 Children with arms around each other’s shoulders, singing.

4829 Telop [End credits]:

Narrator Rachel Walzer

Readings

Iain Gibb

Camera Syrian civilians

Mitsumasa Fukumoto

Research NHK Cairo Bureau

Sound

Tokuho Inoue

Video Engineer Shuji Kobayashi

Editor Toshimitsu Masubuchi

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Sound Designer Junko Fukui

English Translation David Crandall

Director

Daisuke Yamamoto

Executive Producers Yujiro Futori Naohito Kato

Produced by NHK

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[Subtitles] 1 10:01:49:10 10:01:54:20 I’ve lost everything! God! 2 10:02:11:12 10:02:16:09 This is outrageous! 3 10:02:22:23 10:02:28:13 You call this child a terrorist? 4 10:02:28:16 10:02:31:19 God, save this child! 5 10:03:38:27 10:03:44:18 Assad must go! 6 10:03:44:23 10:03:51:00 Syria belongs to the people! 7 10:04:33:03 10:04:40:11 We’ll overthrow Assad! 8 10:05:17:27 10:05:24:13 We heard that Assad’s troops are coming. We’ve stopped. 10 10:06:50:13 10:06:57:21 It is crucial for Syria to restore stability and security. 11 10:06:57:24 10:07:03:09 We have maintained stable security for decades. 12 10:07:03:12 10:07:08:02 We must crush the terrorists with an iron fist. 13 10:07:42:18 10:07:51:25 Tanks have occupied the town. They look like they’ve come to stay. 15 10:07:51:28 10:07:59:25 Security forces and militias are everywhere. 16 10:08:31:15 10:08:37:16 Assad’s troops are destroying the store. 17 10:08:40:10 10:08:48:10 Assad’s troops are looting the store. 18 10:09:08:19 10:09:13:08 Soldiers have entered and brought out residents. 19 10:09:28:17 10:09:33:16 Fierce shelling continues in Homs. 20 10:09:50:04 10:09:55:25 This is damage from shelling. 21 10:09:58:16 10:10:03:18 The house has been completely demolished. 22 10:10:34:13 10:10:40:25 It’s an indiscriminate attack! Help! 23 10:13:07:24 10:13:15:10 It’s like living in the stone age. 24 10:13:15:23 10:13:19:00 We have no electricity or kerosene. 25 10:13:21:25 10:13:34:08 I know that a price must be paid for freedom. 26 10:13:34:11 10:13:40:04 I’ll give my life and wealth to be free of oppression. 27 10:13:40:07 10:13:45:27 That’s how much freedom means to me. 28 10:14:00:18 10:14:08:16 My husband went to buy us bread. I heard gun shots and shouts. 30 10:14:09:12 10:14:14:03 I saw that he had fallen. He was shot dead. 31 10:14:14:06 10:14:19:05 He had a gentle smile on his face. 32 10:14:22:02 10:14:25:25 I keep expecting him to walk in. 33 10:14:35:10 10:14:38:20 I want my father back. 34 10:14:40:11 10:14:43:19 I want to see him. 35 10:14:43:22 10:14:53:02 It was always so much fun to be with him. 36 10:14:53:05 10:14:59:21 Mom and I are alone now because of Assad. 37 10:15:21:23 10:15:28:28 I see a sniper. He’s aiming

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at a person who’s praying. 39 10:15:51:21 10:16:01:19 He’s been shot by Assad’s sniper. 40 10:16:01:22 10:16:11:07 His sons are nearby but can’t help him. 41 10:16:29:13 10:16:37:03 He’s shooting at us! 42 10:16:54:18 10:17:00:25 Keep the camera running. I’ll go help him. 43 10:17:20:01 10:17:23:16 He’s still breathing! Get the car! 44 10:17:33:24 10:17:35:28 Pull! Pull! 45 10:17:37:15 10:17:39:11 That’s it! 46 10:17:55:29 10:17:59:11 Get going! 47 10:18:44:26 10:18:50:13 Assad! You call this child a terrorist? 48 10:18:50:16 10:18:54:15 God, save this child! 49 10:20:34:06 10:20:40:13 I’m deserting the Assad forces to join the Free Syrian Army. 50 10:21:01:09 10:21:06:28 We’re members of the FSA. We’re God’s soldiers. 51 10:21:07:01 10:21:12:29 We’ll fight to the end to save our families. 52 10:21:41:23 10:21:47:01 Our demands are fair. 53 10:21:47:04 10:21:56:24 We want a no-fly zone for military aircraft. 54 10:21:57:04 10:22:02:28 We formed the FSA to protect civilian lives. 55 10:22:03:01 10:22:08:27 We’re not murderers. We want to protect demonstrators. 57 10:22:48:08 10:22:54:23 These are for boys fighting in the cold, or in the desert. 58 10:22:54:26 10:23:00:16 They’re for soldiers who protect our lives and property. 59 10:23:00:19 10:23:08:06 We’ll use this flag when Assad is gone. May God protect us! 60 10:23:16:25 10:23:20:07 Get closer. 61 10:24:07:05 10:24:13:06 The people demand that Assad be executed! 62 10:24:13:09 10:24:21:08 Hurrah for the FSA! 63 10:24:57:13 10:25:02:05 This is outrageous! 64 10:25:07:29 10:25:13:18 The mosque was shelled during prayers. 65 10:25:13:21 10:25:20:15 More than 50 people have been injured. 66 10:25:54:29 10:25:59:28 I’m the father of this young girl. 67 10:26:00:03 10:26:06:01 We were all at home. She was sleeping. 68 10:26:06:04 10:26:10:06 Assad’s soldiers killed this child. 69 10:26:10:09 10:26:16:17 I’ve never held a weapon before. 70 10:26:16:20 10:26:20:25 But now I will, to fight Assad. 71 10:26:20:28 10:26:24:07 I’ll fight until he falls. 72 10:27:01:10 10:27:05:00 Shoot it down! Keep shooting! 73 10:27:44:09 10:27:47:27 We know how to use anti-aircraft guns. 74 10:27:48:00 10:27:54:03 Give us the speeds of the choppers and jets. 75 10:27:54:06 10:27:58:07 OK. I’ll send experts. 76 10:27:58:10 10:28:10:12 If we know their maximum speeds, we can shoot them down.

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78 10:28:25:20 10:28:32:21 FSA soldiers are targeting government helicopters. 79 10:28:41:08 10:28:46:17 We hit it! We downed the helicopter! 80 10:29:12:20 10:29:19:21 Our brothers’ blood is spilled and we women are disgraced. 81 10:29:19:24 10:29:26:27 Government troops are inhuman, doing whatever they want. 82 10:29:27:04 10:29:32:24 The uprising belongs to women, too. 83 10:29:32:27 10:29:39:19 We call on soldiers who have quit the government forces 1083 10:29:39:22 10:29:43:22 and those who have not yet quit. 84 10:29:43:25 10:29:51:11 Join the revolution and topple the dictator! 85 10:31:27:23 10:31:29:26 Where’s your dad? 86 10:31:29:29 10:31:35:19 He and my uncle are in jail. They were taken away. 88 10:31:35:22 10:31:37:19 How do you live? 89 10:31:37:22 10:31:42:19 I run a shop to support my family. 90 10:31:42:22 10:31:49:12 We, too, will fight! 91 10:32:00:09 10:32:06:29 This is Assad the donkey. 92 10:32:07:02 10:32:09:09 But donkeys are useful. 93 10:32:09:12 10:32:12:19 Assad’s a donkey. 94 10:32:14:14 10:32:17:26 Get out of here, Assad! 95 10:32:28:27 10:32:31:16 Was the attack scary? 96 10:32:31:19 10:32:35:14 It’s not scary at all. 97 10:32:36:06 10:32:40:14 Is President Assad scary? 98 10:32:40:17 10:32:42:25 No, God is with us. 99 10:32:48:22 10:32:52:18 Fighter jets! Run! 100 10:33:30:24 10:33:36:28 The FSA has captured a government militiaman. 101 10:33:40:10 10:33:46:01 Bastard! 102 10:33:51:04 10:33:53:19 We got them! 103 10:33:55:00 10:34:02:03 We killed two snipers hiding in a taxi. 104 10:34:02:06 10:34:06:02 We captured this one. 105 10:35:57:13 10:36:01:21 Not yet. Aim carefully, then fire. 106 10:36:12:14 10:36:18:23 The FSA has destroyed a government tank. 107 10:37:47:07 10:37:54:06 Russian-made bombs are killing children. 108 10:37:54:09 10:38:01:14 Every day more than 100 bombs fall on innocent civilians. 109 10:38:11:01 10:38:15:07 That’s a government MiG jet. 110 10:38:15:10 10:38:19:21 My God! What are they doing? 112 10:38:50:04 10:38:55:08 Oh, God, what is happening? I’m done for! 113 10:39:09:11 10:39:14:07 There are people under there! 114 10:41:44:24 10:41:48:06 Bombs came in from everywhere. 115 10:41:48:09 10:41:52:27 I fled with my children. 116 10:41:53:00 10:41:56:24 Nowhere is safe. 117 10:42:27:15 10:42:31:17 The FSA is attacking. 118 10:42:56:13 10:43:01:21 We captured these tanks from government forces. 119 10:43:01:24 10:43:05:11 We have new models

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over there. 120 10:43:41:27 10:43:47:29 Praise God! We did it! 121 10:43:53:15 10:43:58:11 Come on! We’ll take a picture! 122 10:44:02:00 10:44:09:11 The government forces are finished. Assad’s finished. 123 10:44:09:22 10:44:16:00 Don’t hide, Assad! We’ll catch you in the drainpipe, like Gaddafi! 124 10:44:42:15 10:44:46:13 There’s heavy fighting in Damascus. 125 10:46:11:07 10:46:20:17 It’s important to visually convey the truth about Syria. 126 10:46:20:20 10:46:28:11 The Assad regime distorts the truth. 127 10:46:28:14 10:46:33:10 We want to show what’s really happening in front of our eyes. 128 10:46:33:13 10:46:38:26 The destruction, massacres, and bombings happening here. 129 10:46:38:29 10:46:48:20 We want the world to see it exactly as it happens.

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