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World Service,23 Apr 2004,22 mins

The bombing of Basra

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The war in Basra and the bombing of Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti or 'Chemical Ali'. Reporter Kylie Morris reports on the battle for Basra, and how Chemical Ali survived the attack and how the coalition attack on the port may have made the situation there worse.

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