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title: "Iran-Iraq War: The Modern Day Holy War"
description: "It was clear what was happening: the tensions with Iraq had finally snapped, and Saddam Hussein was now launching a full-scale invasion of Iran. What followed was eight years of tank battles, trench warfare and human wave tactics on a scale not seen since the First World War, and even the use of chemical weapons. Today on Warographics we’re going to take a look at the devastating Iran-Iraq war, and the ghost it left behind in the Middle East. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?subconfirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zmLmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUed9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/"
url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-bzjjph34g1g.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-bzjjph34g1g/
datePublished: 2022-12-13T17:00:18.000Z
dateModified: 2022-12-13T17:00:18.000Z
author:
  - name: Fronts Staff
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/
publisher: Fronts
type: NewsArticle
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It was clear what was happening: the tensions with Iraq had finally snapped, and Saddam Hussein was now launching a full-scale invasion of Iran. What followed was eight years of tank battles, trench warfare and human wave tactics on a scale not seen since the First World War, and even the use of chemical weapons. Today on Warographics we’re going to take a look at the devastating Iran-Iraq war, and the ghost it left behind in the Middle East. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?subconfirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zmLmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUed9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/

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