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STATUS OF UNREST IN IRAQ
IRAQI OPPOSITION GROUPS ANNOUNCEO YESTERDAY THAT REBELS HAO STORMED THE SHERATON HOTEL IN AL BASRAH. WHEREARGE NUMBER OF ARMY ANO INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS WERE HIDING. THEY ALSO CLAIM TQ>HAVEILITARY CONVOY MOVING NORTH FROM AL 'AMARAH TO BAGHDAD. THE REBELS CLAIM SPORADIC CLASHES WITH GOVERNMENT FORCES IN BAGHOAD, ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS.
KURDS TRYING TO TAKE LEAO IN OPPOSITION COALITION
ACCOROING TO SYRIAN PRESS REPORTS. IRAQI KUROlSH LEADER JALAL TALABAHI AND OTHER IRAQI EXILE FIGURES WERE INFILTRATING NORTHERN IRAQ FROM SYRIA YESTEROAV TO JOIN KURD'SH REBEL FORCES. EARLY THIS WEEK MA'SUO BARZANI. ROMINENT LEAOER OF THE XUROISH REBELLION IN IRAQ. INVITED THE JOINT ACTION CQMMITTEEHE QAMASCUS OPPOSITION FRONT TO ESTABLISH ITSELF INTAN,ACCORDING TO PRESS RtPQRTS, KURDISH REBELS SAV THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SCUTH TO LINK UP WITH SHIA REBELS. PJJJJJJ
COMMENT: KUROlSH OPPOSITION GROUPS PROBABLY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR SUCCESS ANO.THE APPARENT DISORGANIZATION Of THE SHIA REBELLION TO TRY TO LEAD THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT AGAINST BAGHOAD IN THE HOPE Of SECURING THEIR ROLE OST-SAOOAM GOVERNMENT, SHIA GROUPSIOUALLY ANO THE MEM8ER OPPOSITION FRONT IN SYRIA PROBABLY WILL DECLINE THE KUROlSH OffER.
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