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Mohammad-Hossein Latifi.The lineup also includes documentaries by Mohammad-Hossein Tahaminejad, Hassan Aqakarimi, and Changiz Sayyad.The
southwestern Iranian city of Khorramshahr was captured by Iraqis on October 26, 1980, during the early months of the Iran-Iraq war.Iran
liberated Khorramshahr in a landmark operation code-named Beit-ol Moqaddas on May 24, 1982, putting an end to over 500 days of the Iraqi
occupation.The Iraqi army invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, setting the stage for eight years of war
With support from certain Arab and Western countries, Saddam Hussein ordered an attack on Iran nearly 19 months after the Islamic
Revolution.The war drew to a close in August 1988
The United Nations declared Saddam as the initiator of the conflict.ABU/MG
