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The Great Mosque of Aleppo

The Great Mosque of Aleppo

The Great Mosque of Aleppo (Arabic: جامع حلب الكبير Jāmi‘ Halab al-Kabīr) or the Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo (جامع أمية بحلب) is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria. It is located in al-Jalloum district of the Ancient City...

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The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خالد ابن الوليد ) is a mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. Noted for its Ottoman-Turkish architectural style, the mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an...

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The Battle of Aleppo

The Battle of Aleppo

) The Battle of Aleppo (Arabic: معركة حلب ) is an ongoing military confrontation in Aleppo, Syria between the Free Syrian Army and its allies and the Syrian military. The battle began on 19 July 2012 as a part of the Syrian civil war. Clashes escalated...

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Siege of Daraa (Syria)

Siege of Daraa (Syria)

On 25 April 2011, during the Syrian uprising, the Syrian military launched a large operation in the Syrian city of Daraa. The government said it was targeting terrorist groups, while the Syrian opposition called it a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters....

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Capriles Radonski

Capriles Radonski

Henrique Capriles Radonski (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike kaˈpɾiles raˈðonski] , born 11 July 1972) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer. From 2000 until 2008, Capriles was the mayor of Baruta Municipality of Caracas. In November 2008, Capriles was...

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Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro

Nicolas Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlaz maˈðuɾo ˈmoɾos] ; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and has been the President of Venezuela since April 14th 2013. He previously was the Vice President of Venezuela...

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Don't use Drones

Don't use Drones

As Washington pushes to expand its drone warfare in Africa, hundreds have gathered in front of the White House to protest the “robotic killing machines” slaughtering thousands across the globe. Organized by the ANSWER coalition, the movement is calling...

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