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IRAQ HALTS OIL EXPORTS FROM AL-BASRAH
; Iraq reportedly halted exports from Al-Basrah on 14 August, an unnamed official...that managers of the oil sector in Al-Basrah have continually been threatened...million barrels per day to 800,000. Al-Basrah is the sole exit point for Iraqi...
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WAS THERE AN UPRISING IN AL-BASRAH?
; ...inthe predominantly Shi'a city of Al-Basrah remains unclear,Reuters reported...Dhabi televisioncorrespondents inside Al-Basrah on 26 March said the situation insidethe city is calm. "The streets of Al-Basrah are very calm and thereare no indications...
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COALITION AIRCRAFT STRIKE TARGETS SOUTH OF AL BASRAH
; ...enforcing the southern no-fly zone struck an Iraqi military radar site at about 8:15 a.m. EST March 4 about 15 miles south of Al Basrah near Ash Shuaybah. The strikes were in response to two Iraqi violations of the no- fly zone and aircraft illuminations...
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Basrah a mix of optimism, anti-U.S. ire
; ...favorite lakes in Maine. Such reveries were helpful on the Basrah Highway of endless sun as well as palm trees, camels, sheep...force against which it never had a chance. During the war, Basrah itself did not put up much of a fight against the British...Iain Pickard of the Coalition Provisional Authority in ...
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AL-MAHDI MILITIAMEN ISSUE THREATS
; ...through attempts, the last of which were the widescale arrests among members of al-Sadr's trend." Meanwhile, al- Sadr spokesman As'ad al-Basri told Al-Jazeera from Al-Basrah that there are over 1,000 candidates (suicide bombers) for "martyrdom" ready...
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FIGHTING BETWEEN AL-SADR MILITIAMEN AND MULTINATIONAL FORCES ESCALATES...
; ...on 5 August, citing Interior Minister Falah al- Naqib. The Al-Mahdi fighters also battled Italian troops in Al- Nasiriyah, and U.S. forces in the Al-Sadr City area of Baghdad, where 16 U.S. soldiers were wounded...separate attacks. British forces also came under heavy fire in Al-Amarah and ...
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OBITUARY: Sheikh Kadhim Raysan al-Kasid
; ...ash-Shuyukh, and the whole area borders on to the marshes, known as al-Ahwar, a region of some 6,000 square miles enthused over by...troops when accompanying the Minister of Defence, Ali Hassan al-Majid, who had arrived in southern Iraq to suppress the Intifada...mudeef (the building where guests are received) ...
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Interview: Issam al-Ainajli discusses suicide attacks in Basra
; ...hit Basra since the US-led occupation began a year ago. Issam al-Ainajli is reporting for the BBC from Basra. He joins us now. Issam, can you tell us what happened? Mr. ISSAM AL-AINAJLI (BBC): At 7:20 local time, in Basra, everybody hears...car bombing. The other two explosions was at the same time in ...
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AL KUT-- A VICTORY IN 2003, A DISASTER IN 1916 FAMILIAR TERRITORY.(DAYBREAK)
; ...the empire toward Baghdad and Al Kut. Like the pundits today...debated whether the army at Al Kut could be supplied properly...have the army pull back toward Basrah, but before those orders could reach them, Al Kut was surrounded and escape...happened both during the siege of Al Kut and ...
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REPORT ALLEGES THAT IRAQI AGENTS INFILTRATED AL-JAZEERA...
; ...Iraqi intelligencecontrolled three unidentified agents within Al-Jazeera and referredto the network as an "instrument" the regime...no independent confirmation of theallegations. For its part, Al-Jazeera promised to investigate thematter, CNN reported on...Reuters on 11 May that the network does not know of ...
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