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Citadel in Aleppo

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Aleppo

May 30th 2009
I couldn’t imagine how tough it would’ve been to attack this place? Surrounded by a forest of trees and sitting atop a ridge that falls away to ravines. This castles prime location is the reason it never changed hands. As I walked up the stairs to the Gate Tower, out of breath I joked. “Shit! Can you imagine trying to attack this place? It would have been like… (Hiding behind a tree, arrow ... read more
Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo

Syrian Flag Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more
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