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Al Basrah

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Al Basrah: see Basra Basra , Arabic al Basrah, city (1987 pop. 406,296), SE Iraq, on the Shatt al Arab. Basra is Iraq's second largest city and principal port. Its commercially advantageous location, near oil fields and 75 mi (121 km) from the Persian Gulf, has made it prosperous.
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On the Iraqi side of the Shatt Al Basrah Canal, the missiles struck two positions manned by the Sadayeen Hussein, the militia who were holding out in the besieged city.
Crew members from the Black Watch battle group fired on the vehicle while engaging pockets of Iraqi soldiers and militia near a bridge over the Qanat Shatt Al Basrah canal running along the western edge of the city.
 
 
 
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