Word: antibritish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fawzi (rhymes with frowzy) and the wily Mufti had made plenty of it for Britain before and during World War II. They had plotted and carried out antiBritish riots and killings in Palestine a decade ago. Early in 1941, when Britain's war fortunes were at lowest ebb, they had sparked revolt in Iraq. A slippery guerrilla, Fawzi harassed the British for months with desert forays against their vital oil pipelines. When British fortunes turned, the Mufti and Fawzi got away separately to Germany...
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