17 April – Second Battle of al-Faw started to free the Al-Faw peninsula in southern Iraq, which has been under Iranian occupation for 2 years. The campaign was successful and by the 20th of April, the peninsula was under Iraqi control.[2]
8 August – The 8-year long Iran-Iraq war ends with the announcement of a ceasefire.
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