Word: basra
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...today in Baghdad people no longer talk of an impending Communist takeover. Overaggressive Red tactics have wearied public opinion. Though Premier Karim Kassem still accepts Communist support to balance off pro-Nasser Arab nationalist elements, he refuses to license the regular party as a lawful political entity. In Basra, once a Communist citadel, authorities have jailed about 100 Communist labor leaders on charges of misappropriating union funds. Last week the Court of Cassation forbade the Communist-run Democratic Youth League permission to open new branches in Baghdad...