Middle East 653
MID#4269
Started in August 1994. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/645 Iraq
dyad dispute list.
645 IRAQ/732 SOUTH KOREA
MID#3078
Dispute Number: 3078
Date(s): August 9, 1982
Participants: 645 Iraq/732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraqi forces destroyed two vessels, including a South Korean freighter.
MID#3033
Dispute Number: 3033
Date(s): January 8, 1985
Participants: 645 Iraq/732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Iraqi planes attacked a South Korean vessel, the Hanlimmarine.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 9, 1985. End Date changed from
January 9, 1985.
645 IRAQ/740 JAPAN
MID#621
Started in January 1943. See the narrative in the 255 Germany/645 Iraq dyad dispute
list.
MID#3971
Dispute Number: 3971
Date(s): January 24, 1991
Participants: 645 Iraq/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Iraqi ambassador to Tokyo blasted Japan for sending financial aid, $9
billion, to the United States and its allies in the Gulf War to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
Japan was preparing to send a military aircraft to the gulf to evacuate refugees. The