Operation Karbala 6 ends in the Sumar sector

Iraqi aircraft bombed Qom and other Iranian cities after an Iranian missile attack on Baghdad. Religious importance offered no reliable shelter from the urban war.

The ICRC condemned bombardments of cities by both Iran and Iraq as grave breaches of wartime humanitarian rules, amid renewed attacks on urban populations.

Iranian forces opened an offensive on the central front while the much larger Karbala 5 battle was under way near Basra. The separate operation sought to draw Iraqi forces away from the southern...

Iran called on the United Nations to take effective steps to halt Iraqi attacks on Iranian cities, turning the civilian-bombing dispute into a formal diplomatic appeal.

The Security Council president said members were deeply concerned that fighting had intensified since December and threatened regional security. The statement urged restraint as the battle around...

Iraqi warplanes bombed three Iranian cities after an Iranian missile strike on Baghdad. The repeated exchanges exposed civilians on both sides to retaliatory attacks.

Reagan condemned Iran’s offensive and reaffirmed support for Gulf partners’ defense, placing the ground war within Washington’s regional-security policy.

Iran offered to end the war of the cities, while Iraq rejected the proposal. Selective restraint remained separate from agreement on ending the entire war.

Iran reported Iraqi aircraft striking two schools in Mianeh and killing schoolgirls. The attack became a stated reason for further Iranian missile retaliation.

Iran fired a missile at Baghdad, citing attacks on residential areas and schoolgirls’ deaths. Iraq reported civilian damage and carried out further raids in Iran.