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The Battle of Kadesh took place in the 13th century BC between the Egyptian Empire led by pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire led by king Muwatalli II.Their armies engaged each other at the Orontes River, just upstream of Lake Homs and near the archaeological site of Kadesh, along what is today the Lebanon–Syria border.
During the course of the Syrian Civil War, aviation shootdowns, incidents, and accidents have taken place between different state and non-state actors.By mid-2013, according to the website Strategy Page, the Syrian Arab Republic Air Force losses totaled nearly a hundred fixed-wing aircraft, as well as one hundred helicopters.
Kadesh vanished from history after it was destroyed by the invading Sea Peoples in around 1178 BC. However, Hellenistic remains have been found in the upper levels of the tell (ruin-mound), and the summit is still occupied today. Continuous occupation throughout the Islamic period is likely, the mound having been named after a local Muslim ...
Israel destroyed Syrian military aircraft, warships, and weapons facilities to stop rebel groups from using them after the fall of the Assad regime. Photos show how Israeli airstrikes wiped out ...
PHOTO: An aerial photo shows a Syrian naval ship destroyed in an overnight Israeli attack on the port city of Latakia, Dec. 10, 2024. (Aaref Watad/AFP via Getty Images) Dec 10, 8:21 AM
Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.
The Battle of Kadesh in his fifth regnal year was the climactic engagement in a campaign that Ramesses fought in Syria, against the resurgent Hittite forces of Muwatalli II. The pharaoh wanted a victory at Kadesh both to expand Egypt's frontiers into Syria, and to emulate his father Seti I's triumphal entry into the city just a decade or so ...
News agency photos showed the site destroyed on Tuesday. Destruction at the Barzah scientific research center, north of Damascus on Tuesday, following an Israeli airstrike the previous day.