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🕋 The Siege of Mecca: A Secret Operation Hidden from History
In 1979, armed insurgents seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, claiming to bring the Mahdi.
Saudi Arabia asked France for help.
French commandos converted to Islam temporarily and stormed the mosque.
It’s still rarely talked about.
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