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Troops departed the al Tanf garrison in southern Syria and the al Shaddadi base in the country's northeast earlier this year.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Although originally built as a military post housing garrisons sent to quell the Jacobite uprisings, the beautiful town today has a happier purpose.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Bekaa Valley is home to numerous camps housing Syrian refugees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Top prospect Spencer Jones is also in camp, but he’s been expected to start the season back in Triple A.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the centre of Erbil, the fortress-like Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage Site inhabited for more than 6,000 years, is currently undergoing a lengthy restoration.—
Nicola Chilton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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Your best bet for landing a slumber party at this fortress would be to start planning a destination wedding to the Scottish Highlands, as the castle can be booked as a wedding venue.—
Alison McDermott,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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One by one, Robbins and his team peeled away from their redoubt behind the Interceptor and cleared the pickups and the Wagoneers.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Now his officers are under siege from all sides, and the command center at the downtown Minneapolis precinct is their redoubt.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Historical accounts and later academic research describe him as enslaving hundreds of Native Americans, forcing Indigenous people to labor at the fort and punishing or pursuing those who attempted to flee.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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She and Guthrie's cohost, Craig Melvin, were meant to join NBC’s 2026 Winter Olympics press team in Milan, but stayed behind to hold down the fort in Savannah's stead.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The captain had done a brief stint in OK town cantonment after getting his commission three and a half years ago and knew that the vehicle registration plates were the only exciting thing about the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The installation was locked down less than 10 minutes after the shooting was reported, and officials lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m.—
Alexandra Koch , Liz Friden,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Manhattan outpost was one of at least 102 Chinese police stations operating worldwide, run by regional Chinese public security services with direct links to the United Front, according to a 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Israel Defense Forces say their troops still control five key outposts on Lebanese territory.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Could Georgia become new ICE stronghold?—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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The town is a stronghold of Arab tribal leader Musa Hilal who also hails from the Rizeigat Arab tribe as the majority of the members of the paramilitary RSF.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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