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In an interesting twist of history, the Iraqi province in which the U.S. military is launching "Operation Swarmer" is named Salah ad-din, after the most famous Islamic military hero of all, Saladin. A Kurd who was born in Tikrit in the 12th century, Saladin is credited with uniting the Arab world after years of setbacks at the hands of the crusaders. Saladin retook Jerusalem for the Muslims in 1187 after defeating the king of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin near the Lake of Galilee. When his soldiers entered the city of Jerusalem, they were forbidden from killing civilians, robbing people or damaging religious structures in the city. Such mercy was rare at the time, certainly unknown to the crusaders, and he has been lionized by European and Arab historians ever since. Saladin went on to rule from Cairo and is credited with building that city's most modern hospital, complete with private rooms and staffed with trained doctors. Saladin died in 1193 and is buried in Damascus, Syria.
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This is great information! Please, give us more of this. I don't understand why the 24 hour news channels don't give people more history. Instead they show the same clips over and over again. (Well, of course I know, ratings, silly!) The country could really use more historical perspective on this whole conflict. But most viewers find it boring, I guess. A shame.
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