Operation Karbala-5

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Operation Karbala-5 was a major Iranian offensive in early 1987 aimed at capturing the strategic Iraqi city of Basra during the Iran–Iraq War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iran–Iraq War battle
military operation
belligerent Iran
Ba'athist Iraq
surface form: Iraq
casualties very high on both sides
codeNameLanguage Persian
commanderIran Ali Sayad Shirazi
Mohsen Rezaee
commanderIraq Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti
Saddam Hussein
conflict Iran–Iraq War
dateContext launched after failure of Operation Karbala-4
defensiveFeature Iraqi minefields
earthen berms and trenches
endDate 1987-02-26
followedBy later Iranian operations near Basra
front southern front of the Iran–Iraq War
impact further exhaustion of Iranian manpower
strengthening of Iraqi defensive confidence
involvedForce Islamic Republic of Iran Army
surface form: Iranian Army

Iraqi Army
Iraqi Republican Guard
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
location near Basra
southern Iraq
militaryType offensive operation
namedAfter Battle of Karbala
notableEngagement battle for Shalamcheh
fighting along Fish Lake
objective breach Iraqi defenses east of Basra
capture of Basra
partOf Basra campaigns of the Iran–Iraq War
precededBy Operation Karbala-4
result Iranian offensive repulsed
Iraqi defensive victory
scale large-scale ground offensive
startDate 1987-01-09
strategicSignificance last major Iranian attempt to capture Basra
one of the largest offensives of the Iran–Iraq War
tacticsUsedByIran human wave attacks
tacticsUsedByIraq extensive use of air power
intensive artillery bombardment
use of chemical weapons
terrain fortified defensive lines
marshy and waterlogged areas
timePeriod early 1987
warTheater Persian Gulf
surface form: Persian Gulf region

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Iran–Iraq War notableCampaign Operation Karbala-5