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Iran-Iraq War
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Iran-Iraq War
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(Historical Terms) the war (1980-88) fought by Iran and Iraq, following the Iraqi invasion of disputed border territory in Iran. It ended indecisively with no important gains on either side: Iraq subsequently (1990) conceded the disputed territory Also called Gulf War
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Noun1.Iran-Iraq War - a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
Gulf War
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The Environment Ministry, represented by the landmine department, had signed a memorandum of understanding with the defense and interior ministries earlier to carry out a program to remove all landmines unexploded shells left from previous wars, namely the Iraqi-Iranian war during the 1980s," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
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