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Forty years since the Iran-Iraq war began

In March 1982, Iran launched a major counter-attack in the southwestern oil province of Khuzestan, taking back its port of Khorramshahr.

Forty years since the Iran-Iraq war began
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

On September 22, 1980, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sent troops into neighbouring Iran, starting an eight year war in which hundreds of thousands were killed.

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