Tribal Leader a Refuge--Khan Abdal, 55-year-old leader of the Biradost tribe of Kurds which fled into Turkey from Iraq to escape the pro-leftist regime of Prime Minister Abdul Karim Kassem, poses for the photographer in Turkey.

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Tribal Leader a Refuge--Khan Abdal, 55-year-old leader of the Biradost tribe of Kurds which fled into Turkey from Iraq to escape the pro-leftist regime of Prime Minister Abdul Karim Kassem, poses for the photographer in Turkey.

Associated Press · [ca. May 1959]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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