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Iraq-Iran war dead are exchanged

Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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1980: War breaks out between Iran and Iraq
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Iraq bombs several Iranian air and military supply bases, including Tehran's international airport, at the start of what appears to be all-out war. Ref. Source 6

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Seized oil well

Iranian security forces seized oil well in southern Iraq, two senior Iraqi government officials say; Iran denies it. Ref. CNN

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Iran seizes Iraqi boats, crew:

Six Iraqi boats and their 12 crew members have been captured by Iranian border guard forces for illegally entering Iran's territorial waters in the Arvand River, Press TV reported. Ref. Source 2

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Six Iranian tourists killed in Iraq:

Six Iranian religious tourists were killed when a booby-trapped car was detonated in Salah Al-Deen province, north of Baghdad, on Saturday, a police source said. Ref. Source 8

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Iran warns against military intervention in Iraq:

Iran warned on Sunday that "Any foreign military intervention in Iraq" Would only complicate the crisis, after the US said it was deploying a warship in the Gulf. "Iraq has the capacity and necessary preparations for the fight against terrorism and extremism," Foreign ministry spokesman Marzieh Afkham was Sunday quoted as saying Ref. Source 8

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Iran transfers 88 Russian Sukhoi fighter planes to Iraq:

The source, who preferred not to be named, indicated that "These aircraft will be equipped with sophisticated weapons; they will take part in the fighting against the terrorist elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant." Ref. Source 8

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All Iranian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes have just deployed to Iraq:

All the seven operational Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes operated by the Pasdaran have completed their deployment to Imam Ali Airbase where they will join the ex-Russian Air Force Su-25s already delivered to Iraq in the air war against ISIS (Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant). Ref. Source 7