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Iran–Iraq War (1980–88) - events| 11 February 1984 | Middle East | Iraq commences the bombing of non-military targets in Iran in a new escalation of the war between the two countries. | | 24 May 1984 | Middle East | Iranian war planes attack oil tankers off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in an apparent effort to widen the Iran–Iraq war. On 27 May, the USA sends Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Saudi Arabia in case of Iranian attack. | | 5 February 1987 | Middle East | Iran launches a missile attack on Baghdad, capital of its opponent in the Iran–Iraq war. On 19 February, a truce is agreed in the ‘war of cities’, in which both sides have inflicted damage on heavily populated areas. |
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