Operation Karbala 10 Explained

Conflict:Operation Karbala 10
Partof:the Iran–Iraq War
Date:14 April–May 1987
Place:Northern Iraq
Territory:Minimal territorial gains of insignificant lands for Iran; Iranian advance halts at Mawat.
Result:Kurdish and Iranian tactical victory
Combatant1: Iraq
Combatant2:
Peshmerga

Operation Karbala 10 was a joint operation by Iran and Kurdish PUK rebels in Iraq.

Following the failure of the Siege of Basra, the Iranians launched Operation Karbala 10 in northern Iraq on 14 April. The Iranians, supported by a few thousand PUK Peshmergas succeeded to capturing the outskirts of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja and lands around them.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Razoux, Pierre . The Iran-Iraq War . 2015-11-03 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-674-08863-4 . 400 . en.
  2. Book: Sadri, Houman A. . Revolutionary States, Leaders, and Foreign Relations: A Comparative Study of China, Cuba, and Iran . 1997 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 978-0-275-95321-8 . 106 . en.