Middle East History

The state of state of war between Iran and Iraq occurred when Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 in an attempt to regain band territory it had ceded in 1975.Iraqi forces seized control of some Arab-populated savet regions. afterward Iran drove Iraqi forces put of most of the invaded territory in 1982, the war turned into a stalemate. A cease fire went into effect in 1988.The factors that had let to this war were likely because of the conflict between the two countries regarding the border debate or argument. In Iraq, internal guerilla warfare began in 1961, when Iraq refused to grant self-government to its Kurdish tribesmen in the north. The in 1963, their leader was overthrown was overthrown in a army revolt. The new government followed a socialist, Arab nationalist policy, but was wracked by rivalry between factions supporting and opposing Egypts President, Nasser. A peace with the Kurds was concluded in 1966, but skirmishes move.Iraq was a member of the Arab alignment th at was defeated in the Six Day War against Israel in June, 1967. However, fewer Iraqi troops were involved in combat. In 1968, the Kurds resumed hostilities against the government. In 1970, Kurdish autonomy was recognized, but many Kurds, supported by aid from Iran, continued the Rebellion.During the 1970s, large increases in oil prices made it possible for the shah to accelerate the modernisation of Iran and to build up the acress military strength on a massive scale. In 1978 protests over the shahs rule began to grow. untold of the opposition came from conservative religious leaders, led by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who opposed modernization because it was contrary to traditional Islamic ways. Many opponents, however, some of them socialists and Communists, demanded a much equal distribution of wealth and an end to dictatorial rule. In 1974, the country started giving weapons for war to the Kurds.In 1975 Iran agreed to end its aid to the Kurds in exchange for some disp uted territory. The Kurdish rebellion then collapsed.ibn Talal Hussein valued to occupy Irans near to the oil and its feeble military which Saddam though for revolutionary disorder.The aggressor was Saddam Hussein. Because he cute that the river which they were arguing will be owned by Iraqi- Arab, to bring tail end the essence through the history and that they had all the rights over the river. The only occasion that hinders or stops the two countries from fighting was the Arvand Rud waterway, where in they had an agreement. Saddam wanted to display to the whole nations his conquering of other place but was on the dot using the area of dispute as a front.ReferenceMarr, Phebe. The juvenile History of Iraq (West view Press, 1985).