⚡ Istanbul struck by lightning in 1490.

From the Nuremberg Chronicles, printed in 1493.

For European military observers of the #Ottoman military most surprising (for some most horrifying) thing was coming across Ottoman #African officers. 1/

🧵The man featured in Clarissa Ward's @cnnipr.bsky.social segment has been identified by Verify Syria as a first lieutenant in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence. He is believed to have killed civilians, detained and tortured young men in Homs, and now seems to be trying to rehabilitate his image. (1)