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Iraqi City Of Basra Revives After A Long Nightmare
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Nov 11, 2008 05:41am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In Iraq, improved security is slowly restoring life to the sprawling southern river port of Basra. Backed by American air power, Iraqi government forces regained control of the city last March, breaking the grip of Islamist gangs that had dominated Basra for years.
Now, Basrawis are rediscovering the pleasures and the sense of possibility that had made their city famous ever since it was the home port of Sinbad the Sailor.
Iraq's biggest southern city shares some of the attributes of New Orleans. Like the Big Easy, Basra is a river city, located at the point where Iraq's two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, converge and become the Shatt-al-Arab, the waterway that flows into the Persian Gulf. Like New Orleans, Basra is a commercial center, noted for its good food, its music and its easygoing approach to life.
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