A report on Baghdad and Iran–Iraq War
Iran's new Islamic administration was regarded in Baghdad as an irrational, existential threat to the Ba'ath government, especially because the Ba'ath party, having a secular nature, discriminated against and posed a threat to the fundamentalist Shia movement in Iraq, whose clerics were Iran's allies within Iraq and whom Khomeini saw as oppressed.
- Iran–Iraq WarHowever, the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s was a difficult time for the city, as money was diverted by Saddam Hussein to the army and thousands of residents were killed.
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Iraq
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Country in Western Asia.
The capital and largest city is Baghdad.
In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, sparking a protracted war which would last for almost eight years, and end in a stalemate with devastating losses for both countries.
Basra
2 linksIraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab.
Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab.
The population declined during the Iran–Iraq War, being under 900,000 in the late 1980s, possibly reaching a low point of just over 400,000 during the worst of the war.
The city is located along the Shatt al-Arab waterway, 55 km from the Persian Gulf and 545 km from Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.
Kurds
2 linksIranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.
During Iran–Iraq War, Tehran has provided support for Iraqi-based Kurdish groups like KDP or PUK, along with asylum for 1.4 million Iraqi refugees, mostly Kurds.
Kurds also have a presence in Kirkuk, Mosul, Khanaqin, and Baghdad.
Saddam Hussein
1 linksIraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.
Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.
He suppressed several movements, particularly Shi'a and Kurdish movements which sought to overthrow the government or gain independence, respectively, and maintained power during the Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War.
At about age 10, Saddam fled the family and returned to live in Baghdad with his uncle Khairallah Talfah, who became a fatherly figure to Saddam.
Victory Arch
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The Victory Arch (قوس النصر Qaws an-Naṣr), officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah، and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq.
The two arches mark the two entrances to Grand Festivities Square and the parade ground constructed to commemorate the Iran–Iraq War, started and led by then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Al-Shaheed Monument
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Martyr's Monument (نصب الشهيد), also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah Al Turk and situated in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
It is dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran–Iraq War.
Shiraz
0 linksFifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of its Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars and Persis.
Fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of its Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars and Persis.
He left his native town at a young age for Baghdad to study Arabic literature and Islamic sciences at Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad.
Abbas Dowran, Skillful phantom and fighter jet pilot who died during the Iran–Iraq War