Word: bibo
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...northern Iraq broke free 12 years ago and have been out of Baghdad's reach ever since. But Hussein's presence always hovered over them, assuring them they were never secure. Until today. "This is the happiest day of my life, happier than in 1991," said one peshmerga, Bibo Zebari. From his outpost on top of Maqlub mountain, he'd heard the news of the uprising in Baghdad on the BBC Arabic shortwave service and his soldiers spontaneously began singing and dancing. "We are not just happy for ourselves as Kurds but for all Iraqis," he said. "Plus we were...