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roundworm Parasite of the class Nematoda, which inhabits the intestine of mammals. It breeds in the intestine. The larva bores through the intestinal wall, is carried to the lungs in the bloodstream, and crawls to the mouth where it is swallowed. Length: 15–30cm (6–12in).
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Basra distrusts tyrants and liberators alike Once the playground of the Gulf, this forlorn second city has learnt after decades under the Ba'athist heel to be wary of outsiders. Old Iraq hand James Buchan reports
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; ON THE waterfront at Basra, Iraq's second city which is now surrounded...the ancient and once prosperous city of Basra, which is unlucky enough to be the chief...Even before the latest Allied invasion, Basra was on a knife-edge - desperately short...
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How Basra is on way to being the next Dubai; As new Defence Secretary John Hutton visited British troops, speculation mounted over a timetable for withdrawal. Reporter Paul Bradley spent a week with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Basra and heard how British diplomats now see the city as the next Dubai.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/22/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: Paul Bradley In March Basra was still In the grip of Moqtada-al...based at the Contingency Operating Base at Basra International Airport came under fire dally...six months and the picture painted by the Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team Is completely...
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Basra Pullout Will Test Iraqi Forces
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...aftermath of this week's British pullout from Basra will demonstrate whether Iraq's nascent...withdrew Sunday from their last base in Basra and moved to the local airport about 12...million. So far calm has prevailed in Basra, which lies 340 miles southeast of Baghdad...
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Basra is focus of Shiite rivalry in southern Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/14/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Freed last year from the grip of militias, Basra has emerged as the main battleground for...backed Iraqi forces wrested control of Basra from Shiite militias and criminal gangs...000 candidates have entered the race for Basra's 35 council seats, filling the city...
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Basra Siege May Be Blueprint for Baghdad
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...their deliberately drawn-out siege of Basra as a possible blueprint for capturing Baghdad...smaller southern city, but the lesson from Basra is that a cautious approach sometimes pays...British troops had played a waiting game at Basra's outskirts since the war's early days...
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Basra Crippled by Control of Islamist Extremists
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 3/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Things Considered (NPR) 03-21-2006 Basra Crippled by Control of Islamist Extremists...00-9:00 PM ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Basra is the largest city in southern Iraq...Three years after the U.S. invaded, Basra is still mired in poverty, and daily life...
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Basra Security Forces Take Handoff from British
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 12/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Weekend All Things Considered 12-16-2007 Basra Security Forces Take Handoff from British...Seabrook. In Iraq, southern province of Basra today British troops formally handed over...in the last three and a half months, Basra security forces have proved that they are...
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Basra strike against Shiite militias also about oil.(WORLD)(Basra, Iraq)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...Monitor Baghdad -- The recent fight in Basra between Iraqi forces and Shiite militiamen...including the brother of the governor of Basra Province and, according to Iraqi Oil Minister...describing the government achievements in Basra so far. "Many of the gangs are colluding...
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Basra fight widens rift among Shiite factions.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...The Christian Science Monitor Baghdad and Basra, Iraq -- Moqtada al-Sadr's powerful...fight in the southern oil-rich city of Basra and his foot soldiers in Baghdad took to...Army militia to lay down its weapons in Basra or face all-out assault. At the moment...
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BASRA PROVINCE RETURNS TO IRAQI CONTROL
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 12/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Regulatory Intelligence Data 12-17-2007 BASRA, Iraq, Dec. 17, 2007 - Multinational Division Southeast relinquished control of Iraq's Basra province to the Iraqi government yesterday at Basra International Airport. Basra Gov. Mohammed...
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Basra
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BASRA City in Iraq; Iraq's only seaport, but...Arabian Gulf, on the Shatt al-Arab. Basra is an administrative and commercial center...180 km) to empty into the Persian Gulf. Basra is bounded on the north by the governate...
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Al-Jāḥiz, Abū ‘Uthmān ‘Amr Ibn Baḥr
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...x101; n ‘ Amr Ibn Ba ḥ r ( b .Basra, Iraq, ca. 776; d. Basra, 868-869) natural history. AI. J ā...Caliph al-Mutawakkil. Although ardently devoted to Basra, al-J ā ḥ iz ̣ spent...
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Iraq
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...to the Ottomans' provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul. Geography and Population...ports, Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf and Basra, which is located at the Shatt al-Arab...They live in an area that stretches from Basra to Mosul including the western part of...
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Nuri al-Sa'id
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...for his political activities, Nuri left in disguise for Basra seeking protection under its Arab governor. While in Basra World War I broke out, and a British force from India occupied Basra in 1914 to protect the Gulf of Aden from German penetration...
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British Airways PLC
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...it surveyed a route across the Arabian desert from Cairo to Basra in present-day Iraq. The airline was faced with a number...meteorological and radio stations were difficult to maintain. Basra was a major terminal on the route to India. However, on January...
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