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Iraqi Gov 1
Saddam comes to power in 1979
Saddam = Sunni, ruling over & marginalising Shia majority
Iran-Iraq War 1980-88
Iraqi Gov 2
Invasion of Kuwait 1990 & Gulf War 1990-91
Saddam's attacks on his own people, Kurds & Marsh Arabs
Saddam remained in power until 2003
Iran
Support for radical groups eg Hezbollah & Islamic Jihad
Relations with USA/Israel. 'Neither East nor West'
Iranian Rev 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini & Hostage Crisis
The West
USA supported Saddam against Iran in 1980s
Al Qaida attacks, eg 1996 S Arabia kills 400, USS Cole kills 17 in 2000
US intervention in region, eg Kuwait
Instability in Gulf 1979-2001- actions of Iraqi Gov