Visitors trickle back to Syria citadel used by jihadists

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QALAAT JAABAR, June 9 — An ancient lake-side fortress once used by jihadists to launch attacks is slowly regaining its status as a key cultural destination, attracting visitors...

QALAAT JAABAR, June 9 — An ancient lake-side fortress once used by jihadists to launch attacks is slowly regaining its status as a key cultural destination, attracting visitors from across war-torn Syria.

He said he would often show them photographs of his childhood trips to the citadel in the hope that they would one day visit it together.“Today I brought them here to see it.” The castle became an island when Lake Assad was formed in 1974 by the completion of the Tabqa dam on the Euphrates River. The hilltop citadel, which overlooked IS’ largest Syrian prison, was a strategic spot the group used to launch attacks and monitor movements around the detention facility.

 

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