Abstract:
This study examines the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, focusing, in
particular, on Syria's position during that War. The thesis first
provides a discussion of the Iran-Iraq War, highlighting the history
of the conflict between the two countries and the military, regional
and international dimensions of the War. Following that, I provide
an in-depth exploration of the Syrian posture during the War,
emphasizing the political, strategic and ideological reasons that
promoted Syria to take Iran's side in the conflict. The thesis then
engages in a discussion of Syrian-Iraqi relations in the aftermath
of the Iran -Iraq war with the aim of identifying the factors that
brought the two countries closer.
