1981 in Iraq

none 1981 The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Iraq. Incumbents President: Saddam Hussein Prime Minister: Saddam Hussein Vice President: Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf Events January thumb|180x180px|Scheme of Operation Opera targeting Iraqi nuclear reactor5 January – For the first time since Iraq had invaded its territory in September, Iran launched a counterattack, concentrating its armies at Sousangerd. After 18 months, Iraqi forces had been driven out of Iran, which then began a drive toward capturing Iraqi territory. The war would continue until 1988.Saskia Gieling, Religion and War in Revolutionary Iran (I.B.Tauris, 1999) pp20-22 June 7 June – Israel bombs the nearly completed but not operational Iraqi nuclear reactor 18 miles south of Baghdad in an operation known as Operation Opera. It was the world's first attack on a nuclear plant.1981-06-07 1981: Israel bombs Baghdad nuclear reactor http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/7/newsid_3014000/3014623.stm 2025-06-09 en-GB Deaths 25 June – Saleh Yousefi Kurdish politician.(b.1918)في ذكرى استشهاد صالح اليوسفي https://www.kdp.info/a/d.aspx?l=14&a=52001 2025-06-09 www.kdp.info Date unknown Nureddin Mahmud – Politician and military commander.(b.1889)فوزي أحمد 12 رئيس وزراء حكايات سياسية وصحفية مطبعة دار الجاحظ 1984 References 1981 Category:Years of the 20th century in Iraq Iraq Iraq