Iraqi strategic bombing of Iran
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Iraqi strategic bombing of Iran was a sustained aerial campaign during the Iran–Iraq War that targeted Iranian cities, infrastructure, and civilian populations to weaken Iran’s war effort and morale.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iraqi strategic bombing of Iran canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
strategic bombing campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent | Iraqi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | Ba'athist Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Iraqi military leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
air campaign
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Iraqi attempt to gain advantage in the Iran–Iraq War
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territorial and political disputes between Iraq and Iran ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to pressure Iran into accepting a ceasefire
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to undermine Iranian civilian morale ⓘ to weaken Iran’s war effort ⓘ |
| location | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Middle Eastern theater of the Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
bombing of Abadan
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bombing of Isfahan ⓘ bombing of Khorramshahr NERFINISHED ⓘ bombing of Tabriz ⓘ bombing of Tehran ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iranian air defenses
NERFINISHED
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Iranian interceptor aircraft ⓘ Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iranian retaliatory air raids on Iraq
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Iraqi missile attacks on Iranian cities ⓘ War of the Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
damage to Iranian economic infrastructure
ⓘ
disruption of Iranian oil exports ⓘ psychological pressure on Iranian population ⓘ significant civilian casualties in Iran ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| target |
Iranian cities
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Iranian industrial infrastructure ⓘ civilian populations in Iran ⓘ oil facilities in Iran ⓘ ports in Iran ⓘ power plants in Iran ⓘ transportation infrastructure in Iran ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
aerial bombardment
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air-to-surface missiles ⓘ bombs ⓘ fixed-wing combat aircraft ⓘ |
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