After careful management with fluids and medication to reduce the inflammation in his stomach and intestines (along with lots of ventilation in the isolation kennels), George was discharged the following day on a light diet and strict instructions to stay off the spicy food.
In 1945, Iraq joined the United Nations while it was still a member of the League of Nations, i.e., without altering the obligations of international concern (art.10) which Iraq incurred as a condition of its independence.n 1945, Iraq joined the United Nations while it was still a member of the League of Nations, i.e., without altering the obligations of international concern (art.10) which Iraq incurred as a condition of its independence.
BBC Middle East analyst. Between half a million and 1.5 million people died in the war. Iraq invaded Iran on 22 September 1980, triggering a bitter eight-year war which destabilised the region and devastated both countries. The then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein claimed as a reason for the invasion a territorial dispute over the Shatt al-Arab, the waterway which forms the boundary between the two countries.