The Second Iran-Iraq War (Withered)

The Second Iran-Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq from December 5th, 2034, to August 27th, 2047. After the collapse of the Union of Russian Confederate States, previous tensions that had been halted between Iran and Iraq resumed, and after continued borders disputes and the Iranian assassination of the Iraqi Prime Minister Jaad el-Qasim, Iraq declared war upon on Iran.

The war has been referred to as one of the most deadly conflicts in human history. The continued use of children soldiers similar to the first Iran-Iraq War, as well as the change from modern to futuristic weaponry proved to be a pivotal moment in humanity's conflicts. Both belligerents would use various forms of warfare, including trench warfare, guerrilla warfare, chemical warfare, and biological warfare.

The war would remain between only Iran and Iraq until Turkey's intervention in 2041. Turkey supplied troops, weapons, and futuristic technology to Iran, along with providing chemical agents and biological weaponry. Kurdistan, Rojave, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and numerous other Asian-Middle Eastern countries would be involved later in the war, however, many only provided logical support.

This would be one of the first conflicts in recent history of which the United States and Russia would not have any participation within the region. Russia remained contested following the end of The Second Cold War, with the United States President Michael Pence following the ideology of isolationism for the conflict. Michael Pence's policy of isolationism proved favorable world-wide, and would lead to him winning a second term for office.

The conflict would result in over 5,000,000 deaths among soldiers, 2,000,000 civilian deaths, and almost 10,000,000 injury's. Many of the deaths and injury's have been associated with the nuclear bombing of Baghdad, Iraq in 2043, as well as the chemical agents that were deployed in An Najaf and Mosul. Iraq would eventually lose the conflict, with Turkey and Iran dividing the territory and eventually re-forming an Islamic Caliphate in the region.