LibGuides: Primary Sources: Wars & Conflicts: Iran–Iraq War

Online Sources: Iran-Iraq War

Iran-Iraq War - Wilson Center Digital Archives
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"Collection of Iraqi documents translated and made available by the Conflict Records Research Center about the 1980 to 1988 conflict between Iran and Iraq (Image, Iranian soldier, 1987). See also, Saddam Hussein's Iraq."
Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein: The U.S. Tilts toward Iraq, 1980-1984
Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
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"Records from Saddam Hussein’s regime released by the Conflict Records Research Center. The collection contains a wide range of Iraqi government files including transcripts of high-level meetings, speeches by Saddam and senior officials, correspondence between ministries, and records of the Presidential Diwan."
Central Intelligence Agency, Interagency Intelligence Assessment, “Implications of Israeli Attack on Iraq,” 1 July 1981, Secret, excised copy

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