Pronunciation guide.

• Position: People and places in the Iraq War

This pronunciation guide is designed to help you talk to your students about unfamiliar people and places associated with the war in Iraq. It is pulled largely from a worldwide pronunciation guide produced by Voice of America, an international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government. --The Editors

TARIQ AZIZ Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq; one of "TAH-rihk ah-ZEES" Saddam Hussein's closest advisers. BAATH PARTY Iraq's ruling political party; it "bath" controls all aspects of government and permits no opposition. BASRA A major city in southern Iraq near the "BAZ-ruh" Persian Gulf. HANS BLIX A Swedish citizen, the UN's chief "hahns BLIHK-SS" weapons inspector. AHMAD CHALABI Leader of the Iraqi National Congress, "AHK-mahd CHAAH-lah-bee" an opposition group based in London...