History Of Iraq

I will start at the Iraq Iran war. It was known as the Imposed War. It started in 1980 and ended in 1988. It was the longest conventional war of the twentieth century.

 

The war began when Iraq invaded Iran. Sending a simultanious invasion by land and air in to Iran, On the day of  September 22 1980. Iraq was planning to get rid of Iran.

 

Iraq hoped to take advantageof revolutionary chaos in Iran and attack without formal warning.

 

For the next 6 years, Iran was now on offence.

 

The war ended with a United Nations Made a ceasefire in the form of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598.

 

The war came at a great price in lives and economic damage.

 

Casualties

Over 1,000,000 Comined

 

- Religons

 

Islam is the major Religion with 97% of the people. In the other 3% Christianity Is the Major part of it And it has many other small religions.

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  • This should go in your blogs!! Brief with no pictures!!
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