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| - AFP is moving a special series of stories to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war, which falls on September 22. One of the deadliest wars in the Middle East, the conflict, which lasted from 1980-1988 and cost hundreds of thousands of lives, was rooted in a border dispute between the nations. As part of our coverage, AFP's Tehran bureau was granted special permission for a multi-media team to travel to the northwestern Iranian town of Sardasht to report on the lingering effects of one of the chemical attacks launched by Iraq on Iran during the conflict. We will shortly move: Iran-Iraq-conflict-anniversary,FOCUS BAGHDAD In the four decades since Iran and Iraq went to war, Tehran has turned enmity into influence, seeing its allies installed in Baghdad's halls of power and becoming its top trading partner. 800 words by Salam Faraj and Maya Gebeily. Video. File picture Iran-Iraq-conflict-anniversary-chemical,FOCUS SARDASHT, Iran Thirty-three years have passed, but the survivors of an Iraqi poison gas attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht still suffer -- and fight for international recognition of the horrific massacre. 1,000 words by Ahmad Parhizi and Marc Jourdier. Picture. Video. File picture. Also moving: Iran-Iraq-conflict-anniversary, FACTS afp
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