Word: djellabas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cargoes that included 42,580 tons of water, food and fuel, along with blankets and tents. Overhead, army helicopters scattered back and forth watching for emergencies, as the never-ending column rolled through its own cloud of red dust. At night the motley army dozed in blankets or thick djellaba robes, with hoods pulled over their heads, and charcoal braziers glowed brick red as they brewed the omnipresent mint...