At a conservative estimate, 262,000 Iranian soldiers died, many in the wasteful human wave tactics. Over 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died, the first of many.
Over 100,000 civilians on both sides died in missile attacks and aerial bombing, mostly Iranian. Another 100,000 Kurdish civilians died in Saddam Hussein’s genocidal Anfal campaigns.
This was from what has also been named the “First Gulf War”. There would only be more bloodshed in the decades to follow.
halt317 on
A huge pet peeve of mine is seeing some of these photos in black and white as if the war was 70 years ago. I don’t know exactly why they’re black and white and if there’s a good reason, but it takes away from the reality to me.
ObangaGamer on
One of the most insane brutal wars of the 20th century, and most people don’t even know about it.
Yainks on
I’ve always been fascinated by this one as it was so recent but we don’t hear much about it. Is there any good popular media (movies, shows, comics, etc) that depict this conflict?
Only one I know is “Under the Shadow” which is a horror set during the war, but not about the conflict itself.
Mika-El-3 on
I spoke with somebody at my work who grew up in Iran during the Iran and Iraq war. He said he would attempt to calculate the trajectory of incoming missiles from Iraq to estimate where it would land within his city.
Another interesting point about this war are the many confirmed aerial kills from the F-14 Tomcats, which were provided to Iran during the Shah’s reign.
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At a conservative estimate, 262,000 Iranian soldiers died, many in the wasteful human wave tactics. Over 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died, the first of many.
Over 100,000 civilians on both sides died in missile attacks and aerial bombing, mostly Iranian. Another 100,000 Kurdish civilians died in Saddam Hussein’s genocidal Anfal campaigns.
This was from what has also been named the “First Gulf War”. There would only be more bloodshed in the decades to follow.
A huge pet peeve of mine is seeing some of these photos in black and white as if the war was 70 years ago. I don’t know exactly why they’re black and white and if there’s a good reason, but it takes away from the reality to me.
One of the most insane brutal wars of the 20th century, and most people don’t even know about it.
I’ve always been fascinated by this one as it was so recent but we don’t hear much about it. Is there any good popular media (movies, shows, comics, etc) that depict this conflict?
Only one I know is “Under the Shadow” which is a horror set during the war, but not about the conflict itself.
I spoke with somebody at my work who grew up in Iran during the Iran and Iraq war. He said he would attempt to calculate the trajectory of incoming missiles from Iraq to estimate where it would land within his city.
Another interesting point about this war are the many confirmed aerial kills from the F-14 Tomcats, which were provided to Iran during the Shah’s reign.