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I uploaded an image to Wikipedia commons and will add it to the article as it is relevant to the information displayed by the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yaik10a (talk • contribs) 06:50, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Battle end

According to media reports, there are not more clashes in Damascus? I reccommend to change article title to Clashes in Damascus (2012).--Vojvodae please be free to write :) 12:58, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Syrian Army seem to have gained the upperhand but it is not totally over. Also the fighting has been signifiant to deserve its own article. The kamikaze bombing made it a prime event but even without that it would have been notable. --DanielUmel (talk) 18:09, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No need to rename, most media as well as the rebels and even the Russians have called it a battle. Sporadic fighting ongoing. When it dies down to only occasional gunfire we call an end. Seems a final battle for Damascus is still a long way of, the war continues. EkoGraf (talk) 15:57, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

More than 24 hours there were not any combats except sporadic clashes, so I think that we can close this battle.--Vojvodae please be free to write :) 07:38, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, there were clashes again during this night. News are that the rebels are on the verge of being defeated and pushed out of Damascus by the army in this battle, but don't go faster than the events. --DanielUmel (talk) 09:11, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I haven't seen reports from last night. Do we have some news about loses on both sides?--Vojvodae please be free to write :) 09:24, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we'll get the full casualty report. The government rarely releases casualties by battle. Also the rebels and activists are generally biased with their figures. They release casualty reports that include dead rebels as civilians and keep the amount of rebels being killed at an unrealistically low level. It would be interesting though to see how many died in this battle. There were boasts of 2,500+ rebels from all over the country taking part. Since they clearly lost the death rates must be high.62.31.145.100 (talk) 10:04, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Syrian Troops Entering Midan

This picture is NOT of Syrian Army troops entering Midan during this week's fighting in Damascus. It appears to be extracted from video footage obtained in February 2012. It was added to the website on 2/29/2012. See this link: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=536_1330535163

Same soldiers, bystanders, and buildings in that piacture are in the video. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.149.22 (talk) 18:48, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 No, there were clashes again during this night. News are that the rebels are on the verge of being defeated and pushed out of Damascus by the army in this battle, but don't go faster than the events. --[[User:DanielUmel|DanielUmel]] ([[User talk:DanielUmel|talk]]) 09:11, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 ::Sorry, I haven't seen reports from last night. Do we have some news about loses on both sides?--[[user:vojvodaen|Vojvodae]] [[user talk:vojvodaen|please be free to write :)]] 09:24, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
+I don't think we'll get the full casualty report. The government rarely releases casualties by battle. Also the rebels and activists are generally biased with their figures. They release casualty reports that include dead rebels as civilians and keep the amount of rebels being killed at an unrealistically low level. It would be interesting though to see how many died in this battle. There were boasts of 2,500+ rebels from all over the country taking part. Since they clearly lost the death rates must be high.[[Special:Contributions/62.31.145.100|62.31.145.100]] ([[User talk:62.31.145.100|talk]]) 10:04, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 ==Syrian Troops Entering Midan==