Iraq: Satellite images lead to discovery of historic battle site ...Kuwait

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Declassified 1970s-era US spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archaeological team to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that became decisive in the spread of Islam throughout the region. The Battle of Al-Qadisiyah was fought in Mesopotamia — in present-day Iraq — nearly 1,400 years ago between Arab Muslims and the army of the Sassanid Persian dynasty during a period of Muslim expansion. The Arab army prevailed and continued on its march into Persia, now Iran. "The battle of Al-Qadisiyah of 636-637 AD was a major milestone in the history of the region, seeing the victory of Muslim forces over those of the Sasanian Empire, and opening the

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