IRAQ

Iraq Recaptures Parts of Majnoon Oilfield 

Iraq announced on 6 January that its armed forces had recaptured parts of the southern Majnoon island oilfield, seized by Iranian forces in February 1984. An Iraqi communique said two brigades of the Iraqi Third Army Corps "launched a surprise attack overnight and liberated several kilometers of enemy-held territory, killing hundreds of Iranians and wounding more." Iran claims its troops beat off the offensive and remain...