Iraq: May 5, 2001

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For the first time in 20 years, there is a rail link between Iraq and Turkey. The link was cut in 1981 after years of bad relations between Iraq and Turkey. But today, Turkey wants sanctions lifted against Iraq, even though Turkey continues to host American and British warplanes patrolling northern Iraq.

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