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French military build 17th century ‘star forts’ with moats to protect troops in ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ Jon Lockett Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 16:19 THE French military has built bizarre 17th century star forts with moats to protect troops in the heart of ISIS’s ‘new caliphate’ in Africa. The pentagon-shaped army compounds - in battle-scarred Mali - are designed to allow attacking jihadis absolutely no chance of cover. 5 The star forts have been built by the French in battle-scarred Mali in AfricaCredit: armée française They are roughly based on the works of the 17th century military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. ....