Tataouine, Tunisia.

Tataouine, Tunisia. Image by Alain Feulvarch / CC BY 2.0

Tataouine, the Tunisian town director George Lucas named Star Wars planet Tatooine after, has been taken over by Isis. The town is being used as a waypoint for fighters travelling onwards to training camps in Libya. Major stores of weapons have been found in the area this month, one of them with 20,000 rounds of ammunition and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Tataouine, with its iconic domed buildings and sandy landscape, used to be a popular place for Star Wars fans to visit. Read more: huffingtonpost.com