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Operation Karbala-8

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Operation Karbala 8
Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date7–12 April 1987
LocationNear Basra, Iraq
Result

Iraqi victory

  • Iranian offensive failed
Belligerents
Iraq Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders
Ba'athist Iraq Saddam Hussein Iran Ruhollah Khomeini
Strength
Unknown 40,000 Pasdaran
Casualties and losses
20 dead, 200 wounded
(Iranian chemical attacks)Template:Ciation needed		 250 killed
(Iranian government claim)

Pre-war incidents

Iraqi invasion of Iran (1980)

Stalemate (1981)

Iranian offensives to free Iranian territory (1981–82)

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1982–84)

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1985–87)

Final stages (1988)

Tanker War

International incidents


Operation Karbala 8 (Persian: عملیات کربلای ۸) was an operation[1][2][3] which was commenced by Iran on 7 April 1987 with the name code "Ya Saheb al-Zaman" (Persian: یا صاحب الزمان).[4][5]

Operation Karbala 8 was launched with the goal of destruction of Iraqi forces, and strengthening the obtained positions of operation Karbala 5 in 5 days by Iran in the east of Basrah operation area[5] (Shalamcheh)[6] by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ground forces.[5]

During the night of April 6 to 7, Iranian command attacked. 40,000 Iranian Pasdaran attempted to breach the last line of defense protecting access to Basra. The Iranian offensive failed as the Iraqis were trained in defensive combat and had stronger firepower. On April 9 and 12 the Iranian government, against past principles, tried to win the battle using chemical weapons. At nightfall Iranian artillery poured phosgene gas in the Iraqi 3rd Army Corps' sector. These bombings caused only minimal Iraqi losses of 20 dead and 200 wounded, and did not break the defensive layout around Basra.[7]

Iran claimed that 250 persons from Iran[8] and 5,000 persons from the Iraqi army were killed, and that 200 Iraqis were captured by Iranian forces -- as well as the spoils of war which were obtained by Iran.[5] It also claimed that Iraqi forces used chemical weapons against Iran at this operation.[9]

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  1. ↑ "Karbala-8 Operation". ashoora.ir. http://www.ashoora.ir/دفاع-مقدس/کارنامه-عملیات-ها/1377-عمليات‌-کربلاي-8.html. 
  2. ↑ "Short operation of Karbala-8". ana.ir. https://ana.ir/fa/news/17/371589/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF. 
  3. ↑ "Reaction of operation Karbala-8". defapress.ir. http://defapress.ir/fa/news/15227/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C. 
  4. ↑ "The beginning of "operation Karbala-4"". asriran.com. https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/602213/18-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-1366-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Operation Karbala 8, in the east of Basrah". aviny.com. https://www.aviny.com/Occasion/Enghelab_Jang/DefaeMoghaddas/87/Amaliatha/Karbala%208/Karbala8.aspx. 
  6. ↑ "Karbala-8 (Operation)". mashreghnews.ir. 8 April 2018. https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/844815/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AB%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7. 
  7. ↑ Razoux, Pierre (2015-11-03) (in en). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-08863-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=rp5XCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT436. 
  8. ↑ "Holding the anniversary of "Karbala 8 operation"". tasnimnews.com. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/01/14/1691649/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8. 
  9. ↑ "Chemical weapons by Iraq -- Karbala 8". tasnimnews.com. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/01/17/38476/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-8-%D9%88-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82. 
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