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Damascus Clashes Part of 2011 Syrian uprising Date 3 November 2011-Present Location Damascus, Syria Result Ongoing Belligerents 
Free Syrian Army
Syrian ArmyCasualties and losses unknown at least 6 killed at least 26 protesters killed Timeline (January-April & May-August & from September}
Daraa · Rif Dimashq · Baniyas · Homs · Talkalakh · Rastan and Talbiseh · Jisr al-Shughur · Deir ez-Zor · Hama · Latakia · Jabal al-Zawiya · Daraa ambush · Damascus clashesThe Damascus Clashes are an ongoing series of confrontations in the Syrian capital of Damascus as a result of the 2011 Syrian uprising. Large Anti-Government protests have taken place in the suburbs and centre of Damascus[1] with the situation esculating when members of the Free Syrian Army started attacking military targets in November.[2]
Protests
Large anti-Government protests were shot at by Bashar al-Assad, killing 23 protesters in a single day.[3] More were killed in October[4]
Attacks on Government Buildings
On 16 November, According to opposition sources, Syrian army deserters attacked a military intelligence office in Harasta, a suburb of the capital Damascus, killing six soldiers and wounding more than 20. "The Syrian Free Army struck with rockets and RPGs" said Omar Idlibi, the Beirut-based spokesperson for the opposition Syrian Local Co-ordination Committees. It was also said that all the army defectors involved returned after the atttack.[5][6]All
Other attacks targeted military checkpoints in the suburbs of Douma, Qaboun and Arabeen and Saqba.[7]A Russian offical said that the outbreak of fighting in Damascus "looks like a civil war."[8]
On 20 November, a loud explosion wass reported to have occurred in the heart of Damascus, the Syrian capital, amid reports of a grenade attack on offices of the ruling Baath Party, the boldest attack to date by army defectors.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13097926
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-defectors-attack-near-damascus-071930227.html
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-syria-idUSTRE76D7NP20110715
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-forces-kill-three-in-damascus-protest-1.372140
- ^ http://www.news24.com/World/News/31-killed-in-Syria-as-Arab-League-meets-20111116
- ^ http://www.worldnewstribune.com/?p=1684
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/16/syria-army-defectors-attack-base?newsfeed=true
- ^ http://digitaljournal.com/article/314581
- ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/11/2011111965450949408.html
2011 Syrian uprising Part of the Arab Spring · Timeline January–April, May–August, September–Events Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb · Siege of Baniyas · Siege of Daraa · Siege of Deir ez-Zor · Siege of Hama · Siege of Homs · Siege of Jisr ash-Shugur · Siege of Latakia · Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh · Siege of Rif Dimashq · Siege of Talkalakh
People Bashar al-Assad · Maher al-Assad · Rami Makhlouf · Riad Seif · Michel Kilo · Ali Habib Mahmud · Dawoud Rajiha · Haitham al-Maleh · Yassin al-Haj Saleh · Riyad al-Turk · Kamal al-Labwani · Aref Dalila · Ali al-Abdallah · Anwar al-Bunni · Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni · Farid Ghadry · Anas al-Abdah · Ammar Abdulhamid · Abdul Halim Khaddam · Ammar al-Qurabi · Hamza Al-Khateeb · Wafa Sultan · Tal al-Mallohi · Bouthaina Shaaban · Rifaat al-Assad · Hafez al-Assad · Adnan Al-Aroor · Ibrahim Qashoush · Yaser Tabbara · Fida al-Sayed · Razan ZaitounehGroups Impact Background 1999 Latakia protests · 2004 Al-Qamishli riots · Damascus Declaration · Damascus Spring · Islamic uprising in SyriaOther Human rights in Syria · Syrian media coverage
Categories:- 2011 Syrian protests
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