Iraq Uses Toxic Gas in the Gulf War
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Military History, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Iraq, Iran
- Date: 1988
Article abstract: Iraq used chemical weapons in a bloody and protracted military conflict with Iran, its historical enemy.
Summary of Event
The conflict between Iraq and Iran during the 1980’s was one of the longest in the history of the twentieth century. The Gulf War lasted more than eight years. During that time, $1.19 trillion was lost in administrative expenses and property, and more than one million lives were destroyed. The Gulf War had deep local roots, some stretching as far back as the mid-seventeenth century.
At that time, Iraq was...
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