Iran-Iraq War begins

Iraq invades Iran on 22 September 1980. Eight years of war (1980 to 1988) follow, with chemical weapons use documented by United Nations missions, mass conscription and a wave of refugees.

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Iraq invades Iran on 22 September 1980. Eight years of war (1980 to 1988) follow, with chemical weapons use documented by United Nations missions, mass conscription and a wave of refugees.

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Iraq invades Iran on 22 September 1980. Eight years of war (1980 to 1988) follow, with chemical weapons use documented by United Nations missions, mass conscription and a wave of refugees.

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