Syrian Activists Using Carrier Pigeons to Communicate?

Very nice story (French) to share. But I looked at the YouTube video and something felt wrong. I finally realized what it is: It’s really weird to use a cellphone camera to take a video of a message being sent by a carrier pigeon, and then upload that video to YouTube. Why not send the message using a cellphone in the first place?

I’m not saying it’s fake, I’m just wondering. Perhaps the receivers don’t have internet access because they’re being bombarded? But would a pigeon fly into an area that is being shelled?