On August 17, 1990 (the 27th day of the sixth lunar month), Iraq withdrew its troops from Iran and released prisoners of war.

Iraq began withdrawing troops from its occupied Iranian territory on August 17 and released the first prisoners of war. Iranian officers in border areas witnessed the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from their positions in the western province of Iran.

Meanwhile, the first Iranian prisoners of war released by Iraq arrived in the Iranian outskirts of Shilinburg through the Iraqi Hanaqing border postcard.

On August 21, an Iraqi military spokesman told a radio broadcast that Iraq had completed its withdrawal from Iranian territory.

Meanwhile, Iran's Tehran radio quoted an official of the Iranian armed forces command as confirming that Iraqi troops have "almost completely withdrawn from Iran.

On August 26, Iraq delivered all Iranian prisoners of war registered.

Prior to the exchange of prisoners on August 17, the number of prisoners was estimated at 100,000.

The total number of prisoners of war in both countries registered by the International Committee of the Red Cross is 70,000, including 50,000 in Iran and 20,000 in Iraq. [www.LiShiJinTian.com]

Iraq resolved border disputes with Iran, withdrew troops and exchanged prisoners of war in the context of its invasion of Kuwait under international sanctions.