Iran Iraq war 1980 1988
Went from 1980 to 1988
Fear of the use of gas was one of the main fears during the war
Is often compared to the first World War due to its trench warfare and gas attacks
Saddam was known to be the one ordering the gas attacks
Fear of the use of gas was one of the main fears during the war
Is often compared to the first World War due to its trench warfare and gas attacks
Saddam was known to be the one ordering the gas attacks
With border and land disputes going on for years it came to no surprise that Iran and Iraq had come to war. However what had surprised the world was how often the Iraqi's came to use poison gas against soldiers and civilians alike. This had eventually caused enough outcry for the United Nations to step in and end the war 8 years after it had started.