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Victoria Cross awarded to 'Pirate of Basra' WWI secret agent who was 'murdered' by Turkish troops in Iraq sells for £200,000
An exceptional posthumous Victoria Cross awarded to First World War sailor who was dubbed the 'Pirate of Basra' has sold for ... garrison in Mesopotamia, now Iraq, in April 1916.
Zawya9d
Iraq set to award its first integrated energy project in Basra
Iraq is preparing to award its first fully integrated energy project in Basra, which will combine upstream oil and gas production with downstream refining, petrochemicals, and power generation, ...
Human Rights Watch4y
The Basra Massacre of 99'
In 2003, Human Rights Watch researchers traveled to southern Iraq to investigate the March ... The resulting report, Ali Hasan Al-Majid and the Basra Massacre of 1999, provides evidence that ...
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Iraq signs consultancy deal to rehabilitate Basra-Rabiya railway
The General Company for Iraqi Railways (GCIR) has signed a consultancy agreement with European transportation consultancy PTV to study and design the rehabilitation of the Basra-Rabiya railway line ...