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2 days ago · William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he implemented against the Confederate States.
2 days ago · Yom Kippur War, damaging war between Egypt, Syria, and Israel in October 1973. After years of sporadic fighting since 1967, Egypt and Syria launched a full-scale assault, overwhelming Israel before U.S. support helped Israel turn the tide. The war led Israel to negotiate on terms more favorable to the Arab countries.
21 hours ago · Before the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the estimated number of Arabs in Turkey varied from 1 million to more than 2 million. [428] In November 2020, there were 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey; [429] these included other ethnic groups of Syria , such as Syrian Kurds [430] and Syrian Turkmens . [431]
1 day ago · James Duncan, Confederate guard in Andersonville Prison. Champ Ferguson (1821–1865), Confederate guerrilla leader sentenced to death for the murders of civilians, prisoners and wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. Henry C. Magruder (1844–1865), Confederate guerrilla sentenced to death for the murders of eight civilians.
21 hours ago · Sexual violence against women in 21st-century warfare remains a major issue in various conflicts worldwide, including but not limited to the Syrian Civil War, conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the ongoing conflict in Yemen; women continue to be subjected to rape, sexual slavery, and other forms of gender-based violence.
2 days ago · The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) [nb 1] was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France. [34] An important decolonization war, it was a complex conflict characterized ...
2 days ago · Russia used the same method in Syria's civil war. Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment block in Kharkiv and killed at least four people in a night-time attack , Ukrainian officials said Friday, a day after US President Joe Biden gave Kyiv a green light to strike back with American weapons at Russian military assets targeting the country's second-largest city.
