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Clutching a small saw, Syrian volunteer Rana Jreij cut away at bushes growing up the centuries-old walls of one of the world's most famous Crusader castles, Krak des Chevaliers. She was among dozens ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - During the First Crusade, four states were established: the County of Edessa (1097 – 1150), the Principality of Antioch (1098 – 1287), the County of Tripoli (1102 – 1289 ...

Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut into the heavily-fortified structure. It stands as it has for more ...

Columns are blackened with soot and vaults have crumbled in one of the courtyards of Syria's the Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and victim of the country's ...

12th century Krak des Chevaliers before the civil war. Pictures have emerged showing the battlements of 12th-century crusader castle Krak de Chevalier in Syria damaged by bombardments after it was ...

BEIRUT — The Syrian military on Thursday captured a historic Crusader castle that had long been a highly symbolic rebel bastion, the latest victory in an ongoing offensive along the Lebanese border, ...

Clutching a small saw, Syrian volunteer Rana Jreij cut away at bushes growing up the centuries-old walls of one of the world's most famous Crusader castles, Krak des Chevaliers. She was among dozens ...