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Contemporary era · 1987

Siege of Basra

The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 or The Great Harvest (Arabic: الحصاد الأكبر), was an offensive operation carried out by Iran in an effort to capture the Iraqi port city of Basra in early 1987. This battle, known for its extensive casualties and ferocious conditions, was the biggest battle of the war and proved to be the last major Iranian offensive. The Iranians failed to reach their objective.

Siege of Basra
Siege of Basra · User:AnonMoos User:Gire_3pich2005, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
8 Jan 1987 – 26 Feb 1987
Where
Basra Governorate
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Iraq2,350 BCE – today

Before and after

Operation Earnest Will1987 – 1988United Nations Security Council Resolution 5981987Show on timeline

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