Iran-Iraq War: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: United States Naval War College Digital Commons - Iran and Iraq: An Overview. | Oct 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Corrected the date that Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire. | Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Mar 06, 2026 | ||
| Added Quick Facts box. | Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| Added missing space. | Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Iran-Iraq War. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 13, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: York Consortium on International and Security Studies - The Social Origins of the Iran-Iraq War (PDF). | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - Iran-Iraq War. | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Naval War College Digital Commons - Iran and Iraq: An Overview. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey - James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies - Chemical Weapons and the Iran-Iraq War: A Case Study in Noncompliance. | Aug 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Legacy of Iran-Iraq War still reverberates 40 years later. | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Iran and Iraq Fought a War for 8 Years, Killed Millions and Achieved Nothing. | Aug 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - New Borders, Old Enemies, The Iran-Iraq War. | Apr 26, 2023 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 15, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | May 17, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | May 16, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Not Even Past - Remembering the Iran-Iraq War. | Jan 28, 2019 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Aug 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wilson Center Digital Archive - Iran-Iraq War. | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 11, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Iran-Iraq War. | Dec 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Iran-Iraq War. | Apr 02, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - The Arab/Muslim World: Iran-Iraq War. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: LookLex Encyclopaedia - Iran-Iraq War. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Iran-Iraq War. | Oct 22, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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