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Despite the losses as a result of the February 9 attack, Omar kept his camera rolling whenever he was awake, but that was all about to change. It was a relatively quiet morning on February 15, but as as the sunrise gave way to daybreak, rockets began to hit targets inside the city for an 11th day. At about 8:00 a.m. local time, a plume of black smoke appeared on the left side of Omar's live broadcast. The amount was small at first, but quickly began to grow.<!--February 15 http://bambuser.com/v/2368801 (will take a bit to load all the way as it's a 4 hour video)--> Minutes later Omar enters the room and moves the camera towards the event. Two very large plumes of thick black smoke can now be seen rising from a distance. He later reports that the smoke was from an oil pipeline and that Syrian military aircraft had allegedly bombed. <!-- February 15 https://twitter.com/#!/OmarShakir91/status/169671776211709952 --> According to a {{w|United States Department of State}} satellite photo taken after the alleged bombing, the pipeline can be seen bordering the densely populated city which lies to the east and farmland which lies to the west. Smoke can be seen rising and covering nearly all of the populated area in range of the photo. Only a small section of the city can be seen near the lower and top left corners. <!--See photo:
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It hasn't become dangerous for just Omar. On February 18, a funeral for three men shot and killed by Syrian forces during an anti-government protest just one day before, was being held in the central {{w|Mezzeh}} district of {{w|Damascus}}. More than 15,000 people including women and children, filled the streets to pay their respects. After a prayer in which mourners went completely silent, the procession then turned into a massive protest. As protesters marched down the streets, the sky darkened and snow started to fall which appeared to invigorate them and their chants grew louder. Shortly after, Syrian forces surrounded the front of the march and opened fire on the protesters using live ammunition and tear gas. The panic caused people to quickly scatter, turning the apparently peaceful march into a stampede. At least one person was shot and killed. Dozens of others were injured. It was the first time Syrian forces opened fire on protesters in central Mezzeh.<!-- See video: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2012-02-18_Damascus_Funeral_-192x144px-.ogv and The Telegraph February 19; ABC News Feb. 18-->
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The people who lived in Omar's neighborhood are just a small fraction of those who have been killed or injured since the uprisings began. It is estimated that anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 people have been killed since January of last year. <!--Arabstoday January 24, 2011--> As a result, on February 20, the {{w|International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement}} announced it was attempting to negotiate a cease fire between the Syrian government and the Free Syrian Army in order "to facilitate swift Syrian Arab Red Crescent and ICRC access to the people in need." The organization wants troops to halt their attacks in cities that have seen the most fighting in order to deliver care packages. Bijan Farnoudi, a spokesman for the Red Cross said that discussions include "several possibilities" in which the packages can be delivered. Though the organization has been delivering food and supplies to as many cities and citizens as possible, heavy fighting in areas such as the Baba Amr district of Homs, has made it increasingly difficult for aide to be delivered. Even while the Red Cross works to negotiate a cease fire, reports out of Homs on February 20 say Syrian forces are amassing troops and tanks outside the city in preparation for an all out ground invasion. According to Omar, the "bombings" continued. <!--BBC News February 20; Associated Press February 20-->
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▲[[File:2012-02-18 Damascus Funeral -192x144px-.ogv|left|250px|thumb|Video compilation of funeral turned protest in the Mezzeh district of Damascus. {{image credit|Unknown Authors}}]]
The danger continued back in Homs. On February 21, a member of the Homs Media Center was killed by a rocket as Syrian forces continued their bombardment of the city for an 18th straight day. Rami al-Sayed was reported to have been severely injured by a rocket while attempting to evacuate individuals to a makeshift hospital, during what activists call the worst day of bombardment since Syrian forces began their attack on the city on February 4. According to Bambuser, He and three others were inside a car when it was hit by a rocket or mortar shell. The three other men were killed instantly. Sayed was taken to a makeshift hospital in the city, where he died from his wounds, having bled to death. Sayed was a videographer "crucial in getting the truth out through his videos posted on the Internet. We will really miss him, especially the medical team who relied on him to document all the civilian injuries and deaths on video," said Omar in an interview with {{w|CNN}}. Sayed also was one of the men affiliated with the account 'syriapioneer' on Bambuser. <!-- http://blog.bambuser.com/2012/02/we-mourn-loss-of-very-brave-syrian.html -->Like Omar, he would broadcast live footage of the events on the ground in Homs. His last broadcast was just before 9:00 a.m. local time on February 21. <!-- NPR, CNN February 21-->Bambuser published the last known message sent out to friends and family: "''Babaamr is facing a genocide right now. I will never forgive you for your silence. You all have just give us your words but we need actions. However our hearts will always be with those who risk their life for our freedom. In a few hours there will be NO place called BabaAmr and I expect this will be my last message and no one will forgive you who talked but didn't act.''"<!--Bambuser February 21--> Sayed was 26 and had an 18 month old daughter. Sayed's cousin, Basil al-Sayed, who was also a citizen journalist, was killed in December 2011 in Homs. <!--NPR February 21-->In a statement to ''{{w|Wikinews}}'' Omar described Sayed as "my best friend" and they both have worked in the Homs Media Center for about "10 months", around the beginning of the uprisings. <!--Skype conversation-->
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[[File:Fire in the Vicinity of an Oil Pipeline in Homs, Syria.jpg|left|275px|thumb|Satellite photo of oil pipeline explosion in Homs February 15. {{image credit|U.S. Department of State}}]]
The killings didn't end there. Two more journalists were killed on February 22 while at the Homs Media Center. {{w|Marie Colvin}}, a journalist for {{w|The Sunday Times}} and {{w|Rémi Ochlik}} an award winning photographer from {{w|France}}, were both killed when rockets hit the house. <!-- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/journalists-killed-in-syria-rocket-strike-were-targeted-7295063.html -->At least two others were injured in the attack, French journalist Edith Bouvier and Paul Conroy, a {{w|United Kingdom|British}} photographer. On February 23 Bouvier made a video pleading to Syrian forces that she be allowed to leave Homs in order to seek medical attention. Conroy states stat besides having leg wounds, he is "OK." <!--http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17145303 --> Both politicians and activists condemned the strike saying that Syrian forces knew members of the press were staying in the building. Omar had described the center as "one of the most safe places in Baba Amr." <!--Skype conversation-->While at an undisclosed location, Omar was having a {{w|Skype}} conversation with a friend at the center when the attack happened. He recorded the call's audio using a web camera and posted the videos on {{w|YouTube}}. The sounds of explosions and possible gunfire can be heard through much of the audio. At nearly 19 minutes into the call, the sound of a woman can be heard crying in pain, presumably Colvin. <!--YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yjte_avs-c -->Reports state that the media center was deliberately attacked. According to reports, radio communications between Syrian forces revealed that they were told to attack the building and make it look like the individuals died while getting caught in a gun battle with terrorists. <!-- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9098511/Marie-Colvin-Britain-summons-Syria-ambassador-over-killing.html -->
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As crucial as some of the live footage may be at getting pictures of the bloodshed inside Syria out of the country, for now, much of it hosted on Bambuser has stopped coming out of many cities. On February 17 the Syrian government blocked access to the Bambuser website and its mobile phone application. Despite the government's actions, some small instances of live footage has made its way out of Syria in the past few days, mostly from mobile phones. <!-- http://bambuser.com/broadcasts and click the 'Middle East' tab for archived footage of most recent live feeds from Syria etc.--> Bambuser speculates the government's action may have been a result of Omar's live footage of the oil pipeline explosion on February 15, being broadcast live on the internet. That footage was the rebroadcast live on several major news networks including CNN, {{w|BBC News}}, {{w|Al Jazeera}} and {{w|Sky News}}. "We believe this footage was the trigger for the Syrian government to block access to bambuser.com and disable the possibility to broadcast live video with mobile phones on Syrian 3G," said Bambuser in a statement on their website. Bambuser has been blocked before in other countries. It's access was blocked in {{w|Egypt}} in January 2011 during their revolution. It was blocked in {{w|Bahrain}} six months ago and remains blocked to this day. "Not only have we helped them get their message out, but they also say it means much in terms of morale for everyone in this situation. They [The Syrian people] know the world is watching, sharing and it gives them hope. No matter where in the world there is unrest, we at Bambuser always do our best to support and help observers," added Bambuser. <!-- Bambuser Feb. 17 http://blog.bambuser.com/2012/02/live-video-streaming-service-bambuser.html -->
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