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Black Friday (2015)
On 26 June 2015, attacks occurred in France, Kuwait, Syria, Somalia, and Tunisia, one day following a deadly massacre in Syria. The day of attacks was dubbed "Bloody Friday" by Anglophone media and "Black Friday" (french: Vendredi Noir) among Francophone media in Europe and North Africa. 2015 Sousse attacks, One attack at a Tunisian beach resort killed 39; 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing, a bombing at a Shia mosque in Kuwait City killed 27 and injured several; while in Kobanî a Kobanî massacre, large-scale massacre by ISIL resulted in more than 223 civilians murdered, in line with over 79 assailants (including 13 suicide bombers) and 23 Kurdish militiamen, dubbed the second-largest massacre by ISIL since summer 2014; a suicide bombing by ISIL in Al-Hasakeh, also in Syria, resulted in 20 fatalities; Al-Shabaab (militant group), Al-Shabaab militants Battle of Leego (2015), killed 70 African Union Mission to Somalia, African Union soldiers from Burundi in Leego, Somalia; finally, one m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier
Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a commune in the Isère department, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France. Geography Saint-Quentin Fallavier is located in Isère, at the boundary of the department of Rhône, along the A43 of Lyon-Grenoble-Chambéry, respectively at from Lyon and, from Grenoble. The city is backed by a series of hills, the beginnings of the Prealps. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport is away. Saint-Quentin Fallavier was part of the new town of L'Isle d'Abeau transformed in 2007 into the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). The Bourbre river flows north through the northeastern part of the commune. History The site of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier has been occupied since prehistoric times. A Gallo-Roman necropolis and a hydraulic structure of the 2nd century were discovered on the spot. A first château already existed in the 13th century and, after acquiring it in 1250, the counts of Savoy enlarged and strengthened it. At the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
