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Conflict Middle East

Iran-Iraq War

1980 CE – 1988 CE · 8 years

Iraq invaded post-revolutionary Iran, triggering eight years of trench warfare, human-wave attacks, and chemical weapons use. The war killed an estimated 500,000 and ended in a UN-brokered stalemate.

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Iran–Iraq War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Iraq (Saddam Hussein)
  • Iran (Islamic Republic)

Key moments

Defining events in the Iran-Iraq War.

  1. 1980 Battle of Khorramshahr
  2. 1982 Operation Undeniable Victory
  3. 1986 First Battle of al-Faw
  4. 1988 Operation Tawakalna ala Allah

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300 BCE – still standing

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Tanker War (Iran–Iraq War naval phase)

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Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

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Yemen

Attested 1000 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1980 CE and 1988 CE.

1982 CE 1982 Lebanon War 1984 CE Tanker War (Iran–Iraq War naval phase) 1987 CE First Intifada 1987 CE Bahá'í Gardens 1988 CE Nagorno-Karabakh Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Landmark · Africa 1985 CE – still standing New Hebrides Polity · Oceania 1907 CE – 1980 CE John Lennon Figure · Liverpool / New York 1940 CE – 1980 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE Hassan II Mosque Landmark · Africa 1986 CE – still standing Southern Rhodesia Polity · Africa 1923 CE – 1980 CE
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