A comprehensive commentary of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, which covers the highlights of this bitter conflict from the Iraqi blitzkrieg on sevven Iranian cities to "The Fountain of Blood" where nerve agents and mustard gas were used to murder thousands. With no clear victor, Iraq claimed success and turned its sights on oil-rich Kuwait. In 1978, war broke out between the Soviet backed Revolutionary Council and the oppressed Islamic majority. Soviet troops beseiged the city, with little opposition from the poorly trained, unorganized guerrilla groups. In 1985 when these guerilla groups were unified and retained, forced the Soviets to withdraw in 1989, without a decisive victory and more than 14,000 casualties