Iraq deploys chemical weapons on Iran during Iran-Iraq War (sep 8, 1984 – aug 20, 1988)
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Iraq deploys chemical weapons on Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, using nerve agents but mostly mustard gas. Deaths (civilian and military) totalled around 20,000. Cuba deploys the VX nerve agent on Angolan insurgents during the Angolan Civil War, as determined by UN toxicologists.
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