When the shelling halted briefly , they got out of hiding and saw the Syrian army closing in , so they decided to flee , across the fields , back to Hamouriya . The army advanced towards Hamouriya , but we were not able to flee to Irbeen , not with my little siblings , since the road was being heavily shelled and therefore there were no vehicles for crossing that long distance .
وعندما اقترب الجيش من حمورية لم نستطع الذهاب إلى عربين مع إخوتي الصغار ، وخاصة أن الطريق تتعرض للقصف الشديد وعدم وجود أية مواصلات .