Turkey Vows to Defend Ottoman Shrine
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On October 2, BBC Arabic reported that Turkey is determined to protect the tomb of Suleyman Shah, the founder of the Ottoman Empire, from ISIS incursions. The shrine, which is located outside of Aleppo, is located in Syria but considered a sovereign enclave of the Turkish state. ISIS militants have been encroaching on the area.
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- toward it
- باتجاهِه
- piece of land
- قطعة الارض
- chief of staff (military)
- رئيس الاركان
- to forget
- نَسي ، يَنْسَى
- guarding
- حراسة
- grandfather
- جد
- to take the matter seriously
- أَخَذَ ، يَأْخُذُ الموضوع مأخذ الجد
- tasked with, charged with
- مكلف بِه
- onset, start
- حلول
- to be built, to be erected
- شُيِّدَ ، يُشَيَّدُ