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

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