Taha Yassin Ramadan and Saddam Hussein inspecting the Basra front, Iraq, February 1987. Artist: Unknown

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Taha Yassin Ramadan and Saddam Hussein inspecting the Basra front, Iraq, February 1987. The Iraqi President and commander-in-chief accompanied by Taha Yassin Ramadan, the leader of the paramilitary Popular Army, during the Iran-Iraq War. Ramadan went on to become Vice-President of Iraq in 1991 but was tried and executed after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.

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Size: 4679px × 3724px
Location: World,Asia,Iraq,Al Başrah,Basra
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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