Plainclothes police or soldiers, and some soldiers in uniform, threw piles of rocks from the tops of tall government buildings. Others captured furniture, dishware, and even a soldier peeing on protestors.
A graffiti statement that feels very true when on the front lines. There's so much that can't be described in even in a million tweets. Revolution here is organic and moves with flash decisions and momentum.
A sentiment perhaps shared by many on the front lines, as they continue to fearlessly confront heavily armed soldiers and police, with little more than rocks and fire.
By the third day of fighting, riot police had taken over fighting with protestors, alternating with soldiers who would watch behind them. Plainclothes and allies threw rocks down from nearby rooftops.
During the clashes the historic Egyptian Scientific Complex was gutted by fire, which protestors claim was sparked by a security official. A photo circulating online shows a man in dark clothing, his face exposed, lighting a fire. Thousand of historical documents were burned.
A memorial to a person who was killed in the early morning of Dec. 20, thought to have been shot by a sniper in a building above. The sign says that inside the white cloth is some of his brain, "shot by army bullets."
A protestor rests near a medical area by a church on Dec. 20. Fighting had lulled by this time, after another wall was constructed off Asr el Nile Street.
Women have been protesting the mistreatment and humiliation of women during various clashes of the Revolution, including the mot recent images that have circulated online.
Ten months after women were subjected to "virginity checks" upon being arrested by security forces, in December a court in Egypt forbid the Army from carrying out virginity tests on female detainees.
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri said in a press conference that military police had exercised self-control in dealing with protesters. On the streets below, protestors continued chanting against the government.
Women helped collect rocks and pieces of sidewalk that protestors used to throw against government buildings, where soldiers and allies threw projectiles down upon them, Dec. 16.
As soldiers and allies on rooftops pelted the crowds below with stones and other objects, protesters used purses, books, sheets of metal and pieces of wood to protect themselves. Later in the fighting, people came equipped with helmets, some supplied by activists and some sold in Tahrir Square.
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri waited one day before making a statement about the clashes outside his offices. When he did, he claimed: “Everything that is happening now has nothing to do with the revolution. This is intended to ruin the revolution."
A wall put up the next day separated protestors from soldiers. Boys and soldiers continued to clash through the night, throwing molotovs and rocks over the wall.
The injuries were less severe during this round of fighting, compared to Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Still, eight people died and at least 299 were injured, according to the Health Ministry.
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