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. The newspaper was founded in 1948. A well-known lawyer and communist leader, Sharif ash-Sheikh, served as the editor of the newspaper. The Iraqi authorities closed down ''Al-Asas'' soon after it was launched.Ismael, Tareq Y.
The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Iraq
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