1980-1988 war between Iran and Iraq
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 22 September 1980 — 4 August 1988; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 22 September 1980 — 10 November 1980
Battle of Khorramshahr ↗
Source · Q1132313 - 23 September 1980
Operation Kaman 99 ↗
Source · Q1149113 - 30 September 1980
Operation Scorch Sword ↗
Source · Q371476 - 6 November 1980 — 27 September 1981
Siege of Abadan ↗
Source · Q815104 - 29 November 1980
Operation Morvarid ↗
Source · Q191577 - 5 January 1981 — 9 January 1981
Battle of Dezful ↗
Source · Q1570898 - 4 April 1981
Attack on H3 ↗
Source · Q1765847 - 7 December 1981
Operation Tariq al-Qods ↗
Source · Q1382298 - 24 April 1982 — 24 May 1982
Liberation of Khorramshahr ↗
Source · Q814223 - 22 July 1983 — 30 July 1983
Operation Dawn 2 ↗
Source · Q1584037 - 9 August 1983
Operation Dawn 3 ↗
Source · Q1310631 - 1984
Operation Dawn 5 ↗
Source · Q1859354 - February 1984
Battle of the Marshes ↗
Source · Q1788937 - 1 February 1984 — 4 August 1988
Tankers War
On the map ↗ Source · Q6414580 - 7 February 1984 — February 1988
War of the Cities ↗
Source · Q5876827 - 5 June 1984
Action of June 5, 1984 ↗
Source · Q16117647 - 11 February 1986
First Battle of al-Faw ↗
Source · Q83002 - May 1986 — June 1986
Battle of Mehran ↗
Source · Q4871708 - 8 January 1987 — 26 February 1987
Siege of Basra ↗
Source · Q19996727 - 17 May 1987
Iraqi attack on USS Stark ↗
Source · Q4202311 - 18 April 1988
Operation Praying Mantis ↗
Source · Q2026308
Provenance and limits
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