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This section and the events described within are fabrications. When the war was over, Iranian regime created the fallacy that Iran was being invaded again and that the Iraqis were attacking Khoramshahr and Ahvaz. It was a PR trick. |
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'''United Nations Security Council resolution 598''' S/RES/0598 (1987), (UNSC resolution 598) <ref>http://www.cfr.org/iran/un-security-council-resolution-598-iran-iraq/p11200</ref> adopted unanimously on 20 July 1987, after recalling [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 582|Resolution 582]] and [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 588|588]], called for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq and the repatriation of [[prisoners of war]], and for both sides to withdraw to the international border. The resolution requested the Secretary-General to dispatch a team of observers to monitor the ceasefire while a permanent settlement was reached to end the conflict. It became effective on 8 August 1988, ending all combat operations between the two countries and the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. |
'''United Nations Security Council resolution 598''' S/RES/0598 (1987), (UNSC resolution 598) <ref>http://www.cfr.org/iran/un-security-council-resolution-598-iran-iraq/p11200</ref> adopted unanimously on 20 July 1987, after recalling [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 582|Resolution 582]] and [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 588|588]], called for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq and the repatriation of [[prisoners of war]], and for both sides to withdraw to the international border. The resolution requested the Secretary-General to dispatch a team of observers to monitor the ceasefire while a permanent settlement was reached to end the conflict. It became effective on 8 August 1988, ending all combat operations between the two countries and the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. |
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Both Iran and Iraq had accepted Resolution 598 on 20 July 1988. However, Iraq decided to make a final push and attempted to invade Iran, once again, to permanently occupy Khuzestan and western Iran, as well as to reach its goals from the beginning of the war.<ref name="Farrokh 03">{{cite book|last=Farrokh|first=Kaveh|title=Iran at War: 1500–1988|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=Oxford|isbn=9781780962214}}</ref> The Iraqi army attacked Khuzestan province, beginning with chemical and air strikes, and once again pushed towards Khorramshahr. However, Iran had anticipated the attack, and used its air force in conjunction with [[surface-to-air missiles]] to defeat the larger Iraqi air force.<ref name="Farrokh 03"/> The Iranian forces then took the offensive on 25 July and re-obtained {{convert|600|km2|sqmi}} of Iraqi territory.<ref name="Farrokh 03"/> See [[Operation Mersad]]. |
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Both sides eventually withdrew to the international border in the coming weeks, with Resolution 598 becoming effective on 8 August, ending all combat operations between the two countries.<ref name="dodds09">{{cite journal|title=The Iran-Iraq War: Unattainable Objectives|last1=Dodds|first1=Joanna|last2=Wilson|first2=Ben|date=6 June 2009|journal=Middle East Review of International Affairs|volume=13|number=2|url=http://www.gloria-center.org/2009/06/dodds-wilson-2009-06-06/}}</ref> [[UN peacekeepers]] belonging to the [[UNIIMOG]] mission took the field, remaining on the Iran–Iraq border until 1991. While the war was now over, Iraq spent the rest of August and early September clearing the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] resistance. Using 60,000 troops along with helicopter gunships, chemical weapons (poison gas), and mass executions, Iraq hit 15 villages with poison gas, killing many rebels and civilians, and forced tens of thousands of Kurds to relocate to [[Concentration camp|settlements]].<ref name=csis8>{{cite book|url=http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/9005lessonsiraniraqii-chap08.pdf|publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies|title=The Lessons of Modern War – Volume II: Iran–Iraq War|chapter=Phase Five: New Iranian Efforts at "Final Offensives", 1986–1887}}</ref> Many Kurdish civilians immigrated to Iran. By 3 September 1988, the anti-Kurdish campaign ended and all resistance was crushed.<ref name="csis8"/> 400 Iraqi soldiers and 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers had been killed.<ref name="csis8"/><ref name="wong06">{{cite news|last=Wong|first=Edward|title=Hussein charged with genocide in 50,000 deaths|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 April 2006}}</ref> |
Both sides eventually withdrew to the international border in the coming weeks, with Resolution 598 becoming effective on 8 August, ending all combat operations between the two countries.<ref name="dodds09">{{cite journal|title=The Iran-Iraq War: Unattainable Objectives|last1=Dodds|first1=Joanna|last2=Wilson|first2=Ben|date=6 June 2009|journal=Middle East Review of International Affairs|volume=13|number=2|url=http://www.gloria-center.org/2009/06/dodds-wilson-2009-06-06/}}</ref> [[UN peacekeepers]] belonging to the [[UNIIMOG]] mission took the field, remaining on the Iran–Iraq border until 1991. While the war was now over, Iraq spent the rest of August and early September clearing the [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] resistance. Using 60,000 troops along with helicopter gunships, chemical weapons (poison gas), and mass executions, Iraq hit 15 villages with poison gas, killing many rebels and civilians, and forced tens of thousands of Kurds to relocate to [[Concentration camp|settlements]].<ref name=csis8>{{cite book|url=http://csis.org/files/media/csis/pubs/9005lessonsiraniraqii-chap08.pdf|publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies|title=The Lessons of Modern War – Volume II: Iran–Iraq War|chapter=Phase Five: New Iranian Efforts at "Final Offensives", 1986–1887}}</ref> Many Kurdish civilians immigrated to Iran. By 3 September 1988, the anti-Kurdish campaign ended and all resistance was crushed.<ref name="csis8"/> 400 Iraqi soldiers and 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers had been killed.<ref name="csis8"/><ref name="wong06">{{cite news|last=Wong|first=Edward|title=Hussein charged with genocide in 50,000 deaths|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/world/middleeast/05iraq.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 April 2006}}</ref> |
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| UN Security Council Resolution 598 | ||
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 Iran–Iraq War | ||
| Date | 20 July 1987 | |
| Meeting no. | 2,750 | |
| Code | S/RES/598 (Document) | |
| Subject | Iraq-Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
| Security Council composition | ||
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United Nations Security Council resolution 598 S/RES/0598 (1987), (UNSC resolution 598) [1] adopted unanimously on 20 July 1987, after recalling Resolution 582 and 588, called for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq and the repatriation of prisoners of war, and for both sides to withdraw to the international border. The resolution requested the Secretary-General to dispatch a team of observers to monitor the ceasefire while a permanent settlement was reached to end the conflict. It became effective on 8 August 1988, ending all combat operations between the two countries and the Iran–Iraq War.
Both sides eventually withdrew to the international border in the coming weeks, with Resolution 598 becoming effective on 8 August, ending all combat operations between the two countries.[2] UN peacekeepers belonging to the UNIIMOG mission took the field, remaining on the Iran–Iraq border until 1991. While the war was now over, Iraq spent the rest of August and early September clearing the Kurdish resistance. Using 60,000 troops along with helicopter gunships, chemical weapons (poison gas), and mass executions, Iraq hit 15 villages with poison gas, killing many rebels and civilians, and forced tens of thousands of Kurds to relocate to settlements.[3] Many Kurdish civilians immigrated to Iran. By 3 September 1988, the anti-Kurdish campaign ended and all resistance was crushed.[3] 400 Iraqi soldiers and 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers had been killed.[3][4]
See also
- Iran–Iraq relations
- Iran–Iraq War
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)
- Resolutions 479, 514, 522, 540, 552, 582, 612, 616, 619 and 620
References
- ^ http://www.cfr.org/iran/un-security-council-resolution-598-iran-iraq/p11200
- ^ Dodds, Joanna; Wilson, Ben (6 June 2009). "The Iran-Iraq War: Unattainable Objectives". Middle East Review of International Affairs. 13 (2).
- ^ a b c "Phase Five: New Iranian Efforts at "Final Offensives", 1986–1887". The Lessons of Modern War – Volume II: Iran–Iraq War (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies.
- ^ Wong, Edward (5 April 2006). "Hussein charged with genocide in 50,000 deaths". The New York Times.
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