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The result of the move request was: page moved. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:40, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]


May 2011 Baniyas siegeSiege of Baniyas

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

"Siege"?

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We shouldn't be calling this operation a "siege" unless non-opposition sources do the same. It doesn't fit the defninition of a siege – the Syrian Army didn't surround the town until the opposition gave up; it invaded the town (without waiting) and occupied it. Unless such sources ar found I'll revert to the name "May 2011 Baniyas operation". ~Asarlaí 01:24, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

These events do not cover a 'surrounding until surrender', as Aserlai correctly noticed. So perhaps this operation doesn't fit the Wikipedia-definition 'Siege'. But the English word 'siege' has a broader meaning. Militarily occupying a town may be called a 'siege', I think. --Corriebertus (talk) 08:05, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moving "aftermath" section

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I'm going to move and relabel the section titled "aftermath," since it lists events which actually happened BEFORE the Syrian military operation in the city. -2003:CA:83CE:8D00:FC21:3219:A4BB:8C34 (talk) 15:57, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]