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The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War (Arabic: حرب الخليج الأولى, romanized: Harb alkhalij al'uwlaa), was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988.
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About six years later, in July 1988, in an operation known as Operation Mersad, Iraqi forces and 7,000 militants from the MeK invaded from Iraq into Iranian Kurdistan, hoping to capture the city of Kermanshah and eventually lead an uprising.
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May 20, 2024 · Iran-Iraq War, (1980–88), prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s. Open warfare began on September 22, 1980, when Iraqi armed forces invaded western Iran along the countries’ joint border, though Iraq claimed that the war had begun earlier that month, on September 4, when Iran shelled a number of border posts.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Print Page. In September 1980, Iraqi forces launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Iran, beginning the Iran-Iraq War. Fueled by territorial, religious and political disputes...
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Nov 18, 2019 · Humanities › History & Culture. The Iran-Iraq War, 1980 to 1988. Print. Keystone Archive / Getty Images. By. Kallie Szczepanski. Updated on November 18, 2019. The Iran-Iraq War of 1980 to 1988 was a grinding, bloody, and in the end, completely pointless conflict.