Iran launches Operation Karbala 5 near Basra

Iran reported an Iraqi raid hitting a school in Bakhtaran, now Kermanshah. A UN observer later visited the site amid repeated attacks on western cities.

Iran reported raids on Bakhtaran and Islamabad Gharb while a UN observer visited the area. The presence of an observer did not prevent renewed bombardment.

Iran began an offensive aimed at crossing the Shatt al-Arab and advancing toward Basra. Iraqi forces repelled the operation with heavy losses to Iranian troops. The failure preceded another major...

Kuwait formally requested that its tankers be reflagged as U.S. vessels amid attacks on Gulf shipping. The request drew Washington closer to the conflict and made the sea lanes a more direct arena...

Iran told the UN that Iraqi aircraft attacked Susangerd and villages near Dezful, reporting civilian deaths and injuries. The account is recorded as Iran’s allegation in the UN Yearbook, not as an...

Iran reported that Iraqi missile and air attacks had killed more than 90 people and wounded over 280, and alleged chemical weapons had been used during the preceding days. These figures are attributed...

Iran alleged that Iraqi missiles and aircraft struck Borujerd, Isfahan, Ilam, Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Arak and Kashan between 10 and 12 January. The reported casualty totals differed across...

Iran told the United Nations that attacks on Khorramabad and Bakhtaran had caused deaths and injuries. The Yearbook records this as an Iranian report during the sharp January escalation.

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.