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Fighting in the Iran-Iraq War.
When Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Iran in 1980, he said his war would be over in days or weeks. But it lasted for much longer, and claimed many thousands of lives.
When Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Iran in 1980, he said his war would be over in days or weeks. But the Iran-Iraq War lasted for almost 8 years and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Ahmad al-Mushatat was a young medic who served in front line trenches during the last months of that war. Hear his story.
Photo: Ahmad al-Mushatat during the Iran-Iraq war, second from the right.
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