As the Russian invasion in Ukraine continues to drag on, forces have dug in, relying on long-range artillery strikes to inflict damage on enemy-controlled cities. A recent Ukrainian counteroffensive ...

Riyadh: Women’s resistance during the Ottoman campaigns against Diriyah and other regions of the First Saudi State, and later the Second Saudi State, was a hard test of society’s capacity to ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The siege of Leningrad was relatively short compared to the others below. During the Second World War, the Soviet city of Leningrad endured a siege for more than two ...

Huge crowds took to the streets of Istanbul to celebrate 563 years since the Ottoman siege that conquered the city. In a speech, President Erdogan used the occasion to condemn the US, Russia and Iran.

As long as there has been warfare, there have been sieges. The roll call of places known for protracted struggles that caused misery and sorrow is long. Here are a few: Carthage, Xiangyang, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: These dreadful battles were terrible, drawn out affairs in which many combatants and civilians died. During the Second World War, the Soviet city of Leningrad endured a ...