Several thousand Iraqis began military training over the weekend to be ready to join the Palestinian uprising against Israel, according to the Iraqi News Agency. President Saddam Hussein, in an open letter to the Iraqi people on Feb. 17, ordered the formation of 21 military divisions to help the Palestinians.
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