Battle

War of the Cities

7 Feb 1984 – Feb 1988 · 32.00° N, 53.00° E

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When
7 Feb 1984 – Feb 1988
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
32.00° N, 53.00° E
Description
series of air raids, missile attacks and artillery shellings in the Iran–Iraq War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

War of the cities

Series of air raids, missile attacks and artillery shellings in the Iran–Iraq War

The war of the cities was a mid-1980s series of air raids, missile attacks and artillery shellings on major cities and urban areas initiated by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Air Force, with the aim of disrupting the morale of Iran during the Iran–Iraq War. The first phase of air strikes were undertaken by the Iraqi Air Force, which normally was followed by retaliation by the Iranian Armed Forces.

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