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Word: thebasra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...tour of the combat zone, TIME Middle East Bureau Chief William Stewart observed a major road-building operation under way between a point on theBasra, to the Iraqi front at Ahwaz some 100 miles to the northeast. Reported Stewart: "Civilians man hundreds of giant road-building machines night and day in an effort to complete the two-lane high way before the rainy season next month. Beyond its immediate military value, the undertaking suggests that the Iraqis intend to settle in for a long stay and are perhaps even preparing a direct communications network between Iraq and a future Arabistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSIAN GULF: The Hostage Drama | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

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