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Operation Revenge

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Operation Revenge
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Iraq-CIA WFB Map.png
Type Military strike
Location Southern Iraq
Planned by Javad Fakoori
Target Sho'aibiyeh airbase (Basra)
Kut aitbase (Maysan)
Date 22 September 1980 (1980-09-22)
16:30–17:25
Executed by Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Outcome Iranian tactical failure
  • Airstrikes dealt insignificant damage

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 Revenge or Operation Entegham (Persian: عملیات انتقام) was an operation during the Iran–Iraq War, which was launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force on 22 September 1980.[1] The commencement of the operation was about 2 hours[2][3][4] after the formal outbreak of the Iran–Iraq War which was started by the attacks of Iraqi forces.[2][5] In the operation,[6] 8 Iranian fighter jets bombed 2 Iraqi military bases.[7]

In the operation,[8][9] two wings (air groups) by the name of "Alborz" and "Alfard" from the 3rd fighter base of Hamedan and the 6th fighter base of Bushehr were involved in the battle against Iraqi forces.[10]

The Iranian pilot Colonel Javad Fakoori was the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, and swiftly announced an emergency after the initial Iraqi attacks and recalled all senior commanders of Nahaja (IRIAF) to Tehran; he declared in a formal meeting the necessity of a decisive/fast response to the attacks.[10]

During the operation, the first wing of Iranian fighter bases - Alborz base - flew at 16:30 and bombed Sho'aibiyeh air (military) base[10] which is located in Basra Governorate;[11] afterwards another wing (Alfard) flew at 17:25 and bombed Kut air base[10] in Maysan Governorate.[11] During this operation (beside Operation Kaman 99), Iraqi economic/military centers were hit by 140 Iranian fighter planes.[11]

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References[]

  1. ↑ "Islamic Republic Air Force Revenge Operation". aparat.com. https://www.aparat.com/v/7mQwz/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF._%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Operation Entegham". nasrnews.ir. http://nasrnews.ir/News/tabid/243/ArticleID/21144/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. 
  3. ↑ "Amaliat entegham (Operation revenge), The first response came just two hours after the official Iraqi invasion against Iran". aja.ir. https://www.aja.ir/portal/home/?news/77979/77984/308977/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%BE%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-(%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE). [dead link]
  4. ↑ "Narrative of the first air response to Saddam". isna.ir. 14 July 2018. https://www.isna.ir/news/97042312484/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85. 
  5. ↑ "Revenge the enemy, 2 hours after the commencement of the war". mashreghnews.ir. 26 September 2018. https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/896946/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86-%DB%B2-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF. 
  6. ↑ "A document (film) of "operation revenge"". aparat.com. https://www.aparat.com/v/Jw2vX/Naja_3-3%3D%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. 
  7. ↑ "Operation revenge, the first response of Iran air force". jonoubnews.ir. http://www.jonoubnews.ir/fa/news/201033/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B3-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF. 
  8. ↑ "Documentary of Entegham operation". jabeh.com. https://jabeh.com/watch/1e97d8/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. 
  9. ↑ "Entegham (revenge) operation (part 1)". aparat.com. https://www.aparat.com/v/rLn45/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Entegham (revenge) operation, the first response of air force". tasnimnews.com. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1395/07/03/1192586/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-3-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Revenge operation, changed the dream of Saddam to a nightmare". defapress.ir. http://defapress.ir/fa/news/101789/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A4%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF. 
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