INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
governors-general of all Iranian provinces, the report said.Anonymous martyr (also called unidentified or unknown martyrs) is a term
various reasons.More traditionally, the authorities used to rely on the uniforms, personal belongings, and the kind of gear used by a
soldier to determine whether he is Iranian or not, but in recent years, there has been an increased use of DNA testing to make that
determination.In September 1980 the Iraqi army carefully advanced along a broad front into Khuzestan, taking Iran by surprise
1982 Iranian forces recaptured Khorramshahr
Iraq voluntarily withdrew its forces from all captured Iranian territory soon after and began seeking a peace agreement with Iran.In July
1987 the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 598, urging the two neighbors to accept a cease-fire, withdraw their forces to
internationally recognized boundaries, and settle their frontier disputes by negotiations held under UN auspices.The Iraqi-imposed war had
been one of the most destructive conflicts of the late 20th century
The total number of combatants on both sides is unclear, but estimates of total casualties range from 1,000,000 to twice that number.AFM
