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A proposal to transform a barracks in Inverness, Scotland, into housing for asylum seekers was abandoned earlier this year after protests from locals.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Piddington locals are protesting plans to move 1,250 men into a former army barracks near the tiny town of 350 people, the paper reports.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

We were at Lukavica barracks on the southern edge of Sarajevo.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The book includes photos of makeshift camps, barracks, latrines and other infrastructure, including the photography bunkers from which images of the explosion would be taken.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The loudspeaker beeped and a voice came on: a woman was missing; the entire barracks would stand on the Lagerstrasse until she was found.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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