"Syrian army retakes Crusader castle from rebels" Topic
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Tango01 | 20 Mar 2014 10:03 p.m. PST |
Interesting wargame posibility using your Crusader castle with your modern soldiers.? "Syrian soldiers have raised the national flag on the battlements of a 900-year-old Crusader castle after a three-month siege that ended on Thursday when rebel fighters fled. The recapture of Crac des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a real and symbolic victory over divided rebel factions. The army has also wrested back control of most of al-Hosn, the town below the hilltop castle, which was surrounded by Syrian troops for weeks until many rebels moved out on Thursday morning and the army moved in, according to residents
" Full article here. link Amicalement Armand |
20thmaine | 21 Mar 2014 5:45 a.m. PST |
I've always wanted to see Crac des chevaliers – hope it didn't get too badly damaged. |
Legion 4 | 21 Mar 2014 6:37 a.m. PST |
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Great War Ace | 21 Mar 2014 9:07 a.m. PST |
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Milites | 22 Mar 2014 3:25 a.m. PST |
Damaged, but the architects of Outremer built it well. link |
Tango01 | 22 Mar 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks for share my friend. Amicalement Armand |
CharlesManson | 23 Mar 2014 10:50 a.m. PST |
Assad will prevail. God wills it! |
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