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The Ministry of Defence has revealed the best images snapped by military photographers from 2023, with images from London, Sudan and the Middle East making the cut
French military build 17th century ‘star forts’ with moats to protect troops in ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ Jon Lockett Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 16:19 THE French military has built bizarre 17th century "star forts" with "moats" to protect troops in the heart of ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ in Africa. The pentagon-shaped army compounds - in battle-scarred Mali - are designed to allow attacking jihadis absolutely no chance of cover. 5 The 'star forts' have been built by the French in battle-scarred Mali in AfricaCredit: armée française They are roughly based on the works of the 17th century...
Photos from Mali show French Army forts that have a distinctly medieval look. The forts are similar to those invented by 17th century engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The forts’ signature star shape is designed to make life very rough for anyone attacking them, but it also has a limited use in the 21st century. The French Army is drawing on a 350-year-old fortification pattern to protect its troops in North Africa. ➡ A French base in Mali is roughly based on the works of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a military engineer who developed the concept of star-shaped fortresses. The...