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Mystery in Iraq Embargo Out of Touch for 36 Hours
News analysis reconstructs events leading to a coup in Iraq as Baghdad lay cut off. Rebels seized radio stations and the palace, sacked the British embassy, and threatened the U.S. embassy while the army factions shifted, with uncertain king fate and a mixed pro Nasser and pro Western stance among officers.
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Iraq
U.S
Walter T. Ridder
The
Independent
Washington
Baghdad
White House
State Department
Jordan
Sion
Nasser
Jagan
Middle East
Kang
Feisal
Fiesal