Iran-Iraq War The eight year Iran-Iraq War was, by the standards of international conflicts, a very long one. It lasted longer than both World War I and World War II. In this conflict, the two most powerful states in the Persian Gulf, Iran and Iraq, who were the world’s largest producers of petroleum, were locked in mortal combat and appeared intent on destroying each other. The war began when Iraq invaded Iran, simultaneously launching an invasion by air and land into Iranian territory on September
The war between Iraq and Iran was a war between two rival states with different religious/fundamental views, ethnic backgrounds, historical ethnic and border tensions, and power-hungry national leadership who were striving for the position as the dominant Persian Gulf state (Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)). This war is significant for several reasons: it the longest conventional war in the 20th century (lasting from 1980 to 1988), it was witness several unique and horrific tactics and it set the stage
The Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-628 was the final and most destructive of the series of wars fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire of Persia. The Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988 was an eight year war between the republics of Iran and Iraq, making it the longest war in the 20th century. The Byzantine-Sassanid war and the Iran-Iraq war were fought over trade, because the warring governments handled the need for control over trade by fighting over the vital areas of the trade routes
Lasting for eight years, the Iran-Iraq War is widely considered to be the longest lasting war of the 20th Century. Also the bloodiest, it was initiated by Iraq, with little consideration for the intended outcome. The First Persian Gulf War had been smoldering for centuries over a bed of coals fueled by differing religious beliefs, and economical and political views, with encouragement from Third Party countries. Finally sparked by an intended land grab, neither side appeared to have considered
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) Hypothesis Probably the most logical explanation is that there has been a conflict that is decades old, that comes from, religious differences to territorial and power ambitions. This war is a war that is not going to stop until both countries solve their internal affairs, because the historical background that this two countries have is not an easy one. I think that the only way to fully achieve peace between these two countries is, for them to come to an agreement regarding
The Iran – Iraq War started on September 22, 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran (Steele 14). Iraq had many reasons to invade Iran. A couple reasons were border territory issues between the nations, political issues, and the fear of the Islamic Revolution in Iran spreads into Iraq. The war continued on for eight years. In 1988, the United Nations stepped in and created a peace agreement for the two nations. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 was the official document that ended the Iran –
The war between Iraq and Iran initiated in 1980 and it lasted eight years (3). The invasion of Kuwait started on the second of August 1990. There are reasons and consequences for this invasion that I am going to talk about in this essay In 1980 Kuwait, feared the dominance of Persian in the Gulf area had no option but to support Iraq financially and act as a life tube to the Iraqi military (3).Kuwait sent medical supplies to the wounded Iraqi soldiers and food during these eight years (3). At the
The Iran-Iraq war was caused my minor confrontations from both sides that led to a later invasion by Iraq in 1980. The war lasted for eight years and the casualties were great. The invasion of Iran was directly after Iran's Shia Revolution which was a time of internal instability for Iran. Nevertheless, the Iranian population managed to mobilize hundreds of thousands to repel the attack. Iranian women soldiers were especially involved in this war but their service was mostly ignored in Iran. Women
There have been many wars and battles fought with different weapons, but chemical weapons used in these wars are the worst kind. These weapons cause mutations and horrible deceases to a state in which some deceases even exist many years after the incident. These chemical weapons were unfortunately used by Iraq during the 8-year war between Iran and Iraq: 1980–1988. Iraq started using these chemical weapons excessively after 1984, until the end of the war even though countries are not allowed to use
In September 1980, Iraq invaded Iran because of a territorial dispute. This led to a long drawn out war that cost many lives and billions of dollars in damages, with either side unable to claim victory. This paper will focus on the three things that distinguish this war from previous wars. First, it was an excessively protracted and attritive war, lasting eight years, essentially destabilizing the region and devastating both countries. Second, it was a disproportionate war in regards to the means
This conflict was something that had been brewing for centuries. Modern day Iraq and Iran have conflicting interests and disputes over borders and control dating back to the Ottoman Turkish Empire as well as the Persian empire under the Safavids (Hiro, 1991). The majority of this war was fought by Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran. Both political leaders fighting to protect what they thought was theirs and what they wanted to take from the other side. Iran's main arguments for conflict
Realism; focusing on the theory’s core assumptions about the International System and how it interacts with units. I will discuss the theory in relation to the international politics of the region, with particular reference to the build up to the Iran-Iraq war. Neo-Classical Realism has updated and systematized certain insights from Classical Realism , as well as incorporated key tenets from other Realist paradigms. For Realists, the International System is anarchic; creating the conditions of self-help
fundamentalist region of the world. His regime was able to halt al-Qaeda expansion into Iraq, provide civil rights for women, and prevent religious killings over mixed marriages. Although Hussein was a brutal dictator, he was able to unite his country and create a westernized nation during his regime despite the country's Islamic location. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was born on April 28, 1937 in Ouja, Iraq, a small village outside of Tikrit. In Arabic, Saddam translates to “The one who
Revolution, and war with Iraq. The French contemporary graphic novel explores, from Satrapi’s standpoint, the ways in which Iranian politics of that time disrupted everyday-life and instigated a time of tribulation and suppression for the people of Iran. By using a minimal amount of text in a black-and-white comic-strip format, she is forcing the reader to contemplate more than just the detrimental effects that her country’s troubled past and present has had on her childhood and the people of Iran. She wants
Against a War Against Iraq Nowadays, what I hear from the radio and television programs in the US is about a war against Iraq. A main topic of what American people talk about is how it is going to be. What I thought after talking to young people about it was that they really do not want this terrible fighting. Through my philosophy and anthropology teachers, I knew the background of this war. They said that the US gave weapons of mass distraction including nuclear weapons to Iraq during the
Saddam Hussein was the ruthless dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003. He ruled Iraq with a brutal hand. He used fear and terror to stay in power over the Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Iran in 1980 and carried on a war for seven years and 11 months, making it the longest conventional war in the 20th Century. The war ended in a stalemate with approximately 500,000 Iraqis and 400,000 Iranians dead. Both sides, major oil producers, suffered economic losses of half-a-trillion dollars
face individuals in their life is the war and conflict. These represent dangerous crises and disasters encountered by nations and people in general, and include extreme aggressive events in the form of violence, economic failure, social disturbance, and high mortality rates (Samia & Shaheen, 2013). The people located in an area exposed to war and conflict suffers from the bad consequences in their health, economy and social diminution. Among the complications of war and conflict, impacts on the mental
the Air Corps, and was being asked for the call of duty. He was to be assigned a bombardier, just during the brink of the next world war. This simple mistake would forever emotionally devastate him for the rest of him long living life. As it snowed Louie expected at any moment for Mutsuhiro Watanabe “The Bird” to rush in screaming and beating fellow Prisoners of War. Louie wanted to know why such an easy mistake could do such a harmful thing to him. It was the winter of 1944. One day as a rescue
Facts about the trenches in WW1: It is estimated that there were about 2,490km of trench lines dug during World War 1. Most trenches were between 1-2 metres wide and 3 metres deep. Life in the trenches was very difficult because they were dirty and flooded in bad weather. Many of the trenches also had pests living in the trenches including rats, lice, and frogs. Rats in particular were a problem and ate soldier’s food as well as the actual soldiers while they slept. Lice also caused a disease called
ordinary people do not like China. It might be because their products are not better than the Japanese ones. Or it might be because of an indication given in the story that beside the “Canon” copy machine is a newspaper headlines with “China sells Iran more anti-riot gear” (69). An indication for Mehdi’s fate was the scene when the copy machine jammed and his pictures came out incorrect and