554 Chapter 5
Coding changes: Added to the dispute: 740 Japan. Start Date changed from Febru-
ary 23, 1944. End Date changed from February 23, 1944. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
255 GERMANY/645 IRAQ
MID#621
Dispute Number: 621
Date(s): January 16, 1943
Participants: 645 Iraq/255 Germany, 325 Italy, 740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraq declared war on the Axis powers.
Coding changes: End Date changed from September 6, 1945.
MID#3957
Started in May 1990. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute list.
MID#4273
Started in October 1997. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/645 Iraq
dyad dispute list.
255 GERMANY/651 EGYPT
MID#3873
Dispute Number: 3873
Date(s): April 7, 1941
Participants: 255 Germany/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: German forces sank an Egyptian steamer in the South Atlantic for trans-
porting contraband to Britain.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 19, 1941. End Date changed from
May 19, 1941.
MID#3885
Dispute Number: 3885
Date(s): December 15, 1942
Participants: 255 Germany/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)