SYRIA The final deal that the Syrian government struck with ISIS fighters in the Yarmouk Basin seems to have involved the evacuation of as many as 1500 of them to the eastern Syrian desert, presumably to areas where ISIS still has a presence. Meanwhile, the group continues to transition into its next life as a … Continue reading Middle East update: August 1 2018
Month: August 2018
Today in Middle Eastern history: the Battle of the Nile (1798)
The “Battle of the Nile,” which didn’t really take place on the Nile but whatever, can be seen as the naval companion to the Battle of the Pyramids, which was fought 11 days earlier between French and Egyptian forces outside of Cairo and which, coincidentally, didn’t take place anywhere near any pyramids. It can also be … Continue reading Today in Middle Eastern history: the Battle of the Nile (1798)
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