Related Clues:

• 'State of ___' (Mahmoud Darwish poetry collection)
• For investment, one’s raised for example euros initially
• It might involve a battering ram
• Sustained attack
• Way more than merely a battle
• 10-year event in the "Iliad"
• Blockade initially introduced, say, in south-east
• Long-lasting battle
• Relentless military attack