desert lynx

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desert lynx

(Animals) another name for caracal

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desert lynx - of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia

caracal, Lynx caracal

catamount, lynx - short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

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He added: "The international coalition aircraft is currently contributing in the battle / the Desert Lynx / in the valley of the Euphrates River in Anbar to liberate the rest of the areas that are still under the control of Daash, and to separate Dolab area from Hit."

-250 US Soldiers Arrive Soon, The PMFI's Participation In Mosul's Battle Decided by The Iraqi Govt-

Meanwhile, amid Operation Desert Lynx, Iraqi security forces continued to drop leaflets over a number of villages along the Euphrates River Valley with safety instructions and a warning to ISIL that, "CTS (Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service) lions are close." The aim of the leaflet drop is to reduce civilian casualties and weaken IS morale, he mentioned.

Iraqi army kill 50 IS members, Syrian opposition kill 636 enemy fighters - coalition

Operation Desert Lynx could determine the success of U.S.

Effort Launched To Liberate Western Iraq

Before the turn of the last century large mammals like lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and the desert lynx were fairly common in the southern part of the desert.

Mammalian Diversity in Thar Desert Habitat of Tharparkar District, Sindh, Pakistan

Caracal (it's a "rarely seen desert lynx", apparently) is the two-years-in-the-making follow-up to Lawrence brothers Guy and Howard's opening shot Settle.

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Caracal (it's a "rarely seen desert lynx", apparently) is the two-years-in-themaking follow-up to Lawrence brothers Guy and Howard's opening shot Settle.