It dates back to the 1600s after the siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Turks.
Interestingly, the only contemporary account of the siege by a black is sympathetic to Baden-Powell.
More damagingly for Gaza's people, the siege has also allowed for much greater control.
It took two weeks and the help of French commandos to break the siege.
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Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died in the siege of Baba Amr.
Even if Israel opens the crossings, some of the siege's harshest aspects will stay.
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Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said 37 foreigners from eight nationalities were killed during the siege.
Since then, Algeria's government has kept a tight grip on information about the siege.
But the ending of the siege was even more surprising than the siege itself.
"We are against smuggling, and against the siege, " he added, referring to Israel's blockade of the enclave.
Gunmen diverted traffic away from the ministry in central Tripoli as they continued the siege through the day.
Ghazi had predicted that any violent end to the siege would help speed an Islamic revolution in Pakistan.
In 1627, France's Cardinal Richelieu began the siege of the Huguenot fortress at La Rochelle with royal troops.
By contrast, during the siege of Grozny in the last Chechen war, 4, 000 Russian shells detonated every hour.
The siege ended when troops mounted an assault on Saturday, saying the militants had begun killing foreign hostages.
Whereas Gaza was once plugged into Western economies, the siege has forced it to find other financial moorings.
Before Israeli forces were able to break through to relieve the siege Jordanian forces destroyed the Jewish quarter.
The siege lasted a total of three days and killed over 160 people.
Under Russian protection, it seems inconceivable that a genuine end to the siege of Sarajevo is in the offing.
But the black shirts held firm and the ball was eventually spilt forward, allowing Januarie to lift the siege.
Armed police fired back when they came under attack and the area nearby was sealed off as the siege began.
However, the Indian government is also under pressure to explain the lapse of security that allowed the siege to occur.
As the siege at the Chabad House began, Samuel heard the commotion, locked the doors and hid in a room.
But the red shirts defended with bravery and discipline to hold out, eventually turning over possession to lift the siege.
"And therefore the siege of Sadr City and Shula should end immediately or all options are open to us, " Tarzi said.
It is also restricting the import of goods, such as fizzy drinks, which it has learnt to manufacture under the siege.
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During the siege, survivors and police said, four militants shot young men at close range and held women hostage for hours.
He was killed not far from here, during the siege of Chalus.
In 1993, authorities said they had identified the body of David Koresh from remains found in the siege at Waco in February.
The ongoing saga of the siege of the PSN has resulted in news items practically every other day since the attacks started.
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