VOL. XXXII
NO. 39
3-JULY-1989
IRAQ
Reconstruction of Basrah and Fao
A four-month campaign for the reconstruction of the southern Iraqi port cityof Basrah, which sustained heavy damage during the eight-year long Gulf war, wascompleted on 14 June, while work started last week on rebuilding Fao. "Thereconstruction of Basrah which is within range of Iranian artillery, and Fao,which is within rifle range, is intended to encourage Iran to move towardpeace," Iraqi President Saddam Husain told visiting...
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