Iran-Iraq War
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Was a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988. Hoping to take advantage from the chaos cuased by the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, Iraqi forces invaded the country in 1980 with the goal of annexing Iran's Khuzestan province. However, by 1982 Iran had regained all the occupied territories and launched an invasion of Iraq. In 1988 Iraq launched a major counteroffensive that finally led to the end of the war with the same pre-war borders.
Chronology
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June 1986: Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq at the time, led the military occupation of Mehran in May 1986. This marked the third time that Saddam's forces were able to seize control of the city during the Iran-Iraq War.
August 1983: Operation Dawn 3 operation carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1983 in Mehran.
December 1981: Operation Tariq al-Qods was a military operation carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in 1981 at the Bostan, Chazabeh border checkpoint. The operation was led by General Qasem Soleimani and resulted in the territory being taken by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
March 1982: Operation Fath ol-Mobin.
May 1982: Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas.
July 1982: Operation Ramadan.
August 1983: Operation Dawn 2 operation carried out by Iran in 1983 in Haj Omran, a town located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The operation was led by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to establish military control over the area.
November 1983: Operation Dawn-4 was a military operation carried out by Iran in 1983 in Penjwin, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. The operation was led by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and resulted in the occupation of the territory by Iranian forces.
March 1984: Operation Kheibar.
July 1986: Battle of Mehran.
February 1987: east part of Basra Governorate is besieged by Iran.
March 1988: Operation Dawn 10 was a military operation carried out by Iran in 1988. The operation resulted in the capture of 3 towns and approximately 100 villages in the 1200 square kilometer operational area, including Halabja, Kharmal, Biareh, and Tawileh.
April 1988: Second Battle of al-Faw.
June 1988: Operation Forty Stars.
July 1988: The Iraqis captured the city of Dehloran.
July 1988: The Iraqis withdrew from Dehloran, claiming that they had "no desire to conquer Iranian territory".
July 1988: Kerend-e Gharb is occupied by Iraqi forces.
July 1988: Iran drove the MEK out of Qasr-e-Shirin and Sarpol Zahab, though MEK claimed to have "voluntarily withdrawn".
November 1988: At the conclusion of the Iran-Iraq War, it took several weeks for the armies to honor pre-war international borders.
November 1982: At the end of Operation Muharram, Iran succeeded to free the highlands 400/298, Bayat oil territory, Anbar river, Chamsari police station, Musian and other returns.
March 1988: Operation Zafar 7.
June 1981: Iran retook the high ground above Susangerd in May.
June 1988: Iraq launched the second Tawakal ala Allah operation against the Iranians on Majnoon Island.
July 1988: The Iranians defeated the Iraqis in the city of Kerend-e Gharb.
October 1982: During Operation Muslim ibn Aqil (1-7 October), Iran recovered 150 km2 of disputed territory straddling the international border and reached the outskirts of Mandali before being stopped by Iraq.
May 1982: Iranian liberation of Khorramshahr.
March 1985: Iranians launched an offensive on March 11 and succeeded in capturing a part of the Baghdad-Basra highway.
March 1986: First Battle of al-Faw.
March 1985: The Iranians were forced to abandon control of the Baghdad-Basra highway to an Iraqi counter-response.
Was the invasion of Iran by Iraqi forces at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War.
September 1980: On the central front, the Iraqis occupied Mehran.
September 1980: Battle of Khorramshahr.
September 1981: End of the Iraqi siege of Abadan.
September 1980: Iraqi forces were able to block the traditional Tehran-Baghdad invasion route by securing territory forward of Qasr-e Shirin, Iran.
November 1980: The Iraqi attempted to capture the strategic oil refinery Abadan. The cities of Ahvaz, Andimeshk, Dezful, Shush, and Susangerd were also occupied.
November 1980: Battle of Khorramshahr.
November 1980: Iranian territory occupied by Iraq in November 1980.
Selected Sources
Farrokh, K. (2011): Iran at War: 1500-1988, Oxford: Osprey Publishing
Iran - Iraq War, 1980 -1988 . United States Military Academy of Westpoint. Retrieved on 7 April 2024 on https://www.westpoint.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/Since%201958/Iran-Iraq.jpg
