siege
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Since the January 2025 fire siege, roughly 20% of surviving street trees have gone missing, according to preliminary results from a University of California research team.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Montazeri had no idea what had been hit, yet everything in his own life and career has since been upended by the conflict, caught between siege and shaky cease-fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
"Nothing could get in or out without the RSF saying so," said 34-year old day labourer Salaheldin Abdelqader, who escaped seven months into the siege and returned last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
That quickly evolved into a full blackout, Suleiman says, which was reinforced when the RSF laid siege in May 2024.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
When my father came home in the evenings now, the first thing he did was to announce how long the siege had been going on.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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