Now those same Shia militias who last month led the recapture of Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's old stronghold, are regathering near Ramadi in preparation for a similar, but perhaps even bloodier, assault.
Some former Raqqa residents expressed anxiety that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the principal on-the-ground rebel outfit that led the recapture of the city, could begin its own albeit far milder form of occupation in the days ahead.
Because leaving the area could inevitably lead to recapture, the inhabitants often used what was readily available in the swamp, even recycling tool remnants left by Native Americans.
He successfully conducted the campaign against Japan that led to the recapture of Burma (Myanmar).
The rivalry, misunderstanding, and mutual antipathy between the two soon paralyzed all military operations and led to the recapture and devastation of Milan by the Ostrogoths.
But something – possibly the group's need for money from selling ancient relics on the black market – led militants to recapture Asaad and interrogate him, before he was ultimately killed.
The recent American-led recapture of Samarra, another rebellious Sunni town, gave an impetus to the Fallujah talks.But plenty of stumbling points remain.
A force of Company soldiers (sepoys) and British troops led by Robert Clive recaptured the city the following year.
Judah Maccabee, a Jewish leader, led a rebellion to recapture the holy building.
"On economic issues, Bush was not an ideologue," said Mr. Schumer, who in 2006 led Senate Democrats to recapture the majority and roadblock the Republican president's domestic agenda.
When Ante Gotovina led Croatian forces to recapture the breakaway region of Krajina in 1995, many of his compatriots saw him as a hero.
