The Iraqi armed forces in action against Iran. This is a tribute to their bravery. The Iran-Iraq War, also known as Saddām's Qādisiyyah (قادسيّة صدّام, Qādisiyyat Saddām) in Iraq, was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from September 1980 to August 1988. It was commonly referred to as the Persian Gulf War until the Iraq-Kuwait conflict of (1990--91), and for a while thereafter as the First Persian Gulf War. The Iraq-Kuwait conflict, while originally known as the Second Persian Gulf War, later became known simply as the Persian Gulf War. Strength Iraq - 190,000 soldiers, - 5,000 tanks, - 4,000 armored vehicles, - 7,330 artillery pieces, - 500+ aircraft, - 100+ helicopters Iran - 305,000 soldiers, - 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia, - 900 tanks, - 1,000 armored vehicles, - 3,000 artillery pieces, - 65 aircraft, - 750 helicopters Casualties Iraq - Est. 250,000 soldiers and civilians killed or wounded Iran - Est. 1,000,000+...