OTHER EVENTS636: Khalid ibn Walid's forces defeat Byzantine army at Battle of Yarmuk, sealing the Muslim conquest of Syria. 1691: Louis of Baden defeats Turks at Slankamen, Bulgaria, and Grand Vizier Mustafa Pasa is killed in action. 1936: Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca is shot by supporters of Franco after being forced to dig his own grave. 1996: Philippine president, Fidel Valdez Ramos, and a rebel leader announce a settlement of the 26-year Muslim secessionist rebellion. 2014: Egyptian attempts to broker an end to a month-long war between Israel and Hamas collapse in heavy fighting.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 19, 2020 06:00 UTC