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Iraq
Wikidata · Q796
Active span
1967 – 2011
Profile
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The country covers an area of 438,317 square kilometres (169,235 sq mi) and has a population of over 46 million, making it the 58th largest country by area and the 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the largest in the country.
Where they fought
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When they fought
24 battles · 2 wars
Most active in 1980 — 5 catalogued battles.
Battles
24 engagements
June 6, 1967
Battle of Abu-Ageila
Six-Day War (1967)
June 6, 1967
Battle of Ammunition Hill
Six-Day War (1967)
June 5, 1967
Operation Focus
Six-Day War (1967)
September 22, 1980
Battle of Khorramshahr
Iran–Iraq War
September 23, 1980
Operation Kaman 99
Iran–Iraq War
November 29, 1980
Operation Morvarid
Iran–Iraq War
September 30, 1980
Operation Scorch Sword
Iran–Iraq War
November 6, 1980
Siege of Abadan
Iran–Iraq War
April 4, 1981
Attack on H3
Iran–Iraq War
January 1, 1981
Battle of Dezful
Iran–Iraq War
December 7, 1981
Operation Tariq al-Qods
Iran–Iraq War
April 24, 1982
Liberation of Khorramshahr
Iran–Iraq War
May 24, 1982
Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas
Iran–Iraq War
August 3, 1982
Operation Ramadan
Iran–Iraq War
March 22, 1982
Operation Undeniable Victory
Iran–Iraq War
April 10, 1983
Operation Dawn
Iran–Iraq War
November 1, 1983
Operation Dawn-4
Iran–Iraq War
February 22, 1984
Operation Dawn 6
Iran–Iraq War
February 1, 1984
Tankers War
Iran–Iraq War
March 10, 1985
Operation Badr
Iran–Iraq War
February 11, 1986
First Battle of al-Faw
Iran–Iraq War
July 24, 1987
Operation Earnest Will
Iran–Iraq War
August 1, 1987
Operation Prime Chance
Iran–Iraq War
February 26, 1987
Siege of Basra
Iran–Iraq War
Commanders of Iraq
24 catalogued
Abid Hamid Mahmud
lieutenant general1957–2012
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
brigadier general1959–2010
Adnan Khayr Allah
colonel general1941–1989
Ahmad Zeidan
Alaa Hussein Ali
lieutenant1949–
Ali Hassan al-Majid
general1941–2010
Ayad Futayyih Al-Rawi
general1942–2018
Hisham Sabah al-Fakhri
1940–2008
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
general1954–1996
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
field marshal1942–2020
Juwad Shitnah
Kamel Sajid
lieutenant general1938–1999
Maher Abd al-Rashid
general1942–2014
Muhsin Abd al-Jalil
Muzahim Saab Hassan
commandant1949–
Nouri al-Maliki
Prime Minister of Iraq1950–
Qusay Hussein
commanding officer1966–2003
Ra'ad al-Hamdani
lieutenant general1951–
Saadi Toma Abbas
general1939–2020
Saddam Hussein
mushir1937–2006
Saif Al-Din Al-Rawi
1949–
Salah Aboud Mahmoud
lieutenant general1942–2024
Salah al-Qadhi
Tariq Aziz
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq1936–2015
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Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents