1981 in Iraq
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Other events of 1981 List of years in Iraq |
The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Iraq.
Incumbents
Events
January
- January 5 - For the first time since Iraq had invaded its territory in September, Iran launched a counterattack, concentrating its armies at Sousangerd. After 18 months, Iraqi forces had been driven out of Iran, which then began a drive toward capturing Iraqi territory. The war would continue until 1988.[1]
References
- ↑ Saskia Gieling, Religion and War in Revolutionary Iran (I.B.Tauris, 1999) pp20-22
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