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The story also says that the U.S. began formulating retaliation plans against bin Laden's Afghan stronghold in June.
Al-Quds al-Arabi said that U.S. officials who met Omar in the Taliban stronghold of Qandahar last week were less interested in securing the extradition of bin Laden than in thwarting Chinese attempts to gain influence in Afghanistan.
Pakistani-backed Islamic militants withdrew from their Himalayan stronghold after weekend talks between Indian and Pakistani officials.
At the beginning of the second millennium b.c. , Jerusalem was a Canaanite mountain stronghold on a secondary trade route, far less important than biblical cities such as Hazor, Megiddo, Beth Shean, and Shechem.
The Templars’ old stronghold, the UNESCO World Heritage sites Castelo dos Templários (Templars’ Castle) and the accompanying Convento do Cristo (Convent of Christ), overlook Tomar from wooded heights.