Driven by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the insecurities it provoked in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi dictatorship, the Iran–Iraq War would become the largest conventional conflict of the period.
Curiously little-known considering its scale and longevity, the struggle between Iran and Iraq was primarily fought along the 1,458km border in a series of battles which, despite both sides being armed with modern small arms, armour and aircraft, often degenerated into attritional struggles reminiscent of World War I. Such a comparison was underlined by frequent periods of deadlock, the extensive use of trenches by both sides, and the deployment of chemical weapons by Iraq. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this study investigates the organization, appearance and equipment of the ground forces of both sides in the Iran–Iraq War, including Iraq's Republican Guards and Iran's Pasdaran or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The war resulted in stalemate with some half a million dead and at least as many wounded.
The financial costs incurred in waging such a long and debilitating war were one of the spurs that led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait barely two years later, setting in motion one of the defining currents of recent Middle-Eastern history.
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IRAN–IRAQ WAR CHRONOLOGY
1980
23 Sep
Iraqi forces invade Iran, beginning the Iran–Iraq War
22–24 Oct
Iraqi forces besiege Abadan and capture Khorramshahr
1981
5–11 Jan
Iranian counter-offensive around Susangerd fails
27–29 Sep
Operation Thamin al-Aimma: Iran breaks siege of Abadan
29 Nov–7 Dec
Operation Jerusalem Way: Iran captures Bostan
1982
22–30 Mar
Operation Undeniable Victory: Iranian offensive pushes Iraqi forces back in Dezful–Shush area
24 Apr–25 May
Operation Jerusalem: Iran occupies most of Khuzestan province and liberates Khorramshahr
13 Jul–2 Aug
Operation Ramadan: five failed Iranian offensives to capture Basra
1–10 Oct
Operation Muharram: four Iranian offensives in Amara area, for small gains
1983
6–16 Feb
Operation Before Dawn: failed Iranian offensive in the southern sector in the Musian area
10–17 Apr
Operation Dawn: failed Iranian offensive near Amara
22–30 Jul
Operation Dawn 2: Iranian offensive in Kurdistan advances 14.5km inside Iraq
30 Jul–9 Aug
Operation Dawn 3: failed Iranian offensive in the region of Mehran
20 Oct–21 Nov
Operation Dawn 4: Iranian offensive in the northern sector penetrates a few kilometres into Iraq
1984
7–22 Feb
First ‘war of the cities’
15–24 Feb
Operations Dawn 5 and Dawn 6: massive Iranian offensive along a 240km front between Mehran and Bostan
24 Feb–19 Mar
Operation Khaibar: Iranian off...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Iran–Iraq War Chronology
- The Iranian Army
- The Pasdaran
- The Basij
- Iran’s other Paramilitary Forces
- Iranian Weaponry and Equipment
- The Iraqi Army
- The Iraqi Republican Guard
- Iraqi Paramilitary Forces
- Iraqi Weapons and Equipment
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- eCopyright
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