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Saddam's river

Tuesday 02 February 1993 00:02 GMT
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BAGHDAD (Reuter) - Iraq's President Saddam Hussein ordered the construction of a new river to help irrigate southern Iraq and boost food production. The 61-mile al-Qadissiya river will irrigate farmland in the southern Najaf, Qadissiya, Muthana and Dhiqar provinces.

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