654 Chapter 5
ambassador also threatened that if Japan were to send the military aircraft to the gulf
it would be attacked by Iraq.
645 IRAQ/750 INDIA
MID#3053
Dispute Number: 3053
Date(s): March 2, 1984
Participants: 645 Iraq/750 India
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On March 1, 1984, while sailing under an Iranian naval escort, an Indian
vessel was hit by an Iraqi missile. The Indian ship was given no warning and had to
be towed to Bushehr. After this attack, insurance rates were doubled on tankers that
were going into the Iran-Iraq war zone.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 5, 1984. End Date changed from
March 5, 1984.
645 IRAQ/770 PAKISTAN
MID#1200
Dispute Number: 1200
Date(s): February 10, 1973
Participants: 770 Pakistan/645 Iraq
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Pakistani authorities seized a large amount of smuggled weaponry at the
Iraqi embassy in Islamabad. They declared the Iraqi persona non grata.
MID#3957
Started in May 1990. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute
list.
645 IRAQ/771 BANGLADESH
MID#3957
Started in May 1990. See the narrative in the 645 Iraq/690 Kuwait dyad dispute
list.