Iraq said today that its forces had shot down an Iranian F-4 Phantom jet fighter and sunk eight Iranian gunboats in a day of increased fighting along the two nations' 270-mile border.
Source: New York Times
Sunday, September 21, 1980
IRAQ ASSERTS IT SANK 8 IRANIAN GUNBOATS, SHOT DOWN FIGHTER
Iraq said today that its forces had shot down an Iranian F-4 Phantom jet fighter and sunk eight Iranian gunboats in a day of increased fighting along the two nations' 270-mile border.
Source: New York Times
Wednesday, September 17, 1980
Iraq Ends 1975 Border Pact With Iran as Frontier Clashes Continue
Iraq announced today that it had terminated a five-year-old border agreement with Iran that had been aimed at ending nearly a decade of clashes along the frontier. The announcement came amid reports of continued pitched battles on the border.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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