Forest Siege
The Forest Siege or J-4 Operation, also called ''Bayonetas Contra Estudiantes'', was a Cuban Military Siege or Cuban Military Operation on three Pakistani medical schools in Cuba in early 2010. The purpose was to expel some of infamous (word used by Cuban official) students involved in protests against administration and school authorities. The siege was a type of raid during which a large number of Cuban special force armed men who surrounded the school of J-4. Two additional schools, namely AG-7 and T-9, were also surrounded by Cuban forces. At least 15 students named by authorities were captured, arrested and immediately deported to their home country. The siege is called the Forest Siege because these schools were located in an area of a planted forest of oranges and a few other varieties of citrus fruit, far from the main city of Matanzas located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba. Schools Under Siege Following were the school under operation by Tropas Antimotines Cu ...
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Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero. Matanzas is called the ''City of Bridges'', for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets. Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and rumba. History Matanzas was founded in 1693 as ''San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas''. This followed a royal decree ("''real cédula''") issued on September 25, 1690, which decreed that the bay and port of Matanzas be settled by 30 families from the Canary Islands. Matanzas was one of the regi ...
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