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invaded Greece, then Turkey would come to Greece’s aid, assuming Britain kept her
responsibilities to Greece as well.
Coding changes: End Date changed from October 20, 1940. Outcome changed from
Released. Settlement changed from None.
325 ITALY/645 IRAQ
MID#621
Started in January 1943. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/645 Iraq dyad dispute
list.
MID#2549
Dispute Number: 2549
Date(s): March 24, 1985
Participants: 645 Iraq/325 Italy
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On March 24, 1985, the Iraqi air force raided two oil tankers off the coast
of Iran’s Kharg Island, which serves as a terminal for the government’s oil exports.
One of the oil tankers attacked was the Maltese tanker Eastern Star (see MID#2548).
The Italian supertanker Volere was also hit.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 25, 1985. End Date changed from
March 25, 1985.
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.
325 ITALY/651 EGYPT
MID#3853
Dispute Number: 3853
Date(s): June 12, 1940 to October 20, 1940
Participants: 325 Italy/200 United Kingdom, 220 France, 651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)