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Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq using declassified spy satellite images

  • Researchers from Durham University and the University of Al-Qadisiyah have identified the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in Iraq through declassified US spy satellite images.
  • The battle, occurring in 636 or 637 AD, involved the Rashidun Caliphate defeating the Sasanian Empire.
  • The likely location is about 19 miles south of Kufa in Iraq's Najaf governorate, confirmed by on-ground research.
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