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31 Dec 1969
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December 31, 1969 Meet the Middle East

Cancer hits residents of Iraqi oil city of Basra

The cancer rate has been on the rise in the Iraqi oil-rich province of Basra, and many blame this on increasing pollution and on depleted uranium dust from weapons used in the 1991 Gulf War.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Cancer hits residents of Iraqi oil city of Basra

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