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From: gkr@trout.nosc.mil (Gregory K. Ramsey)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Railroads in Iraq
Keywords: Railway Station on Map of Baghdad
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Date: 19 Jan 91 04:22:38 GMT
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From: gkr@trout.nosc.mil (Gregory K. Ramsey)

While watching the coverage of operation Desert Storm on NBC
last night, they showed a map of Baghdad highlighting various
points (targets) of interest.  One was the railway station.  I
admit my knowledge or railroads outside of the US is probably
lacking, but I thought that there weren,t any railroads in
that part of the world except for the one we built in WW2
across Iran.

Does anybody know anything about this railroad?  When it was
built, where it goes, what is it called?  Is it militarily
significant?  Was it attacked?

Greg

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