EPISODE · Aug 5, 2023 · 25 MIN
Episode 63: 1980 - Iran - Iraq War
from The Y in History · host Ajay Kaul
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 between the two nations, the conflict ended in an effective stalemate and a cease-fire nearly eight years later, after more than half a million soldiers and civilians had been killed.
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