The mosque was located in a heavily fortified area.

这座清真寺位于戒备森严的地区。

This is a four square mile heavily fortified area of government buildings and international embassies.

这是一个4平方英里戒备森严的政府建筑及国际大使馆区域。

Now we're in the situation where it makes no sense to stay in positions that have been smashed to pieces during many months of fighting, because the number of casualties in these poorly fortified areas will grow every day.

现在我们的处境是，在数月的战斗中被摧毁的阵地上停留毫无意义，因为这些防御薄弱地区的伤亡人数每天都会增加。