Syria rebels fight army inside Damascus military base - in pictures

Rebel fighters take to the fields around the army base in the Arabeen neighbourhood of Damascus Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Rebel fighters check the roof of the army base for regime soldiers Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter throws a hand grenade into the army base Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter wounded by a hand grenade explosion lies on the ground as the fighting continues Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter holds the head of a mannequin up to a hole in a wall of the army base in an effort to draw sniper fire and establish the gunman's location Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter fires through a hole in the wall of the army base Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter holds out a head of a mannequin in an attempt to draw sniper fire Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A rebel fighter fires a rifle through a hole in a wall of the army base Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A Syrian army sniper returns fire Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

A fighter wounded by the sniper is carried is carried to safety Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

The rebel fighter wounded by the sniper is carried to safety by his colleagues Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters