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Old Iran-Iraq war battlefields on Google Earth

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  Posted by kronieker (U14368271) on Thursday, 4th March 2010

  Using Google Earth it is possible to explore extensive trench systems of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) The resolution permitting it is possible to distinguish different types of field fortifications. The forward trenches were intended for infantry. Further back there are artillery- and anti-aircraft positions, encampments and collecting areas for (combat) vehicles. See:
  
  This war has long been compared with the First World War. Do you think this is correct, or does this comparison totally miss the mark?

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  Posted by Nik (U1777139) on Thursday, 4th March 2010

  It was the last conventional war between two fully employed conventional armies. Back then Saddam was also the US boy in the region enjoying full support (it was US that pushed Saddam to attack and even use chemical weapons and extensive bombing of Iranian civilian targets - 1 million Iranians died in that war). The only resemblance with WWI was the use of chemicals on certain cases. But one cannot say it resembled the WWI just because there were some trenches - in the dessert anyway that is a natural strategy to follow - even now they do it. The Iran Iraq war had more ups and downs with initially Iraqis pushing well inside Iran but then Iranians finally kicking them out of their motherland. Most of the weapons used were dating from 1950 to 1980 thus the closest war to resemble would be Vietnam and Korea and then WWII - of course the terrain would be vastl different.

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