Operation Karbala 5

Name: Operation Karbala 5
Start: 1987-01-01
End: 1987-12-31
Location: Basra

1987 • Basra

Operation Karbala-5 was a successful invasion for Iran and Iranian forces seized some embankments in east of Basrah.

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a group of visitors by the monument at the site of the gas attack on Behbahan battalion near khoramshahr

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Operation Karbala 5 zone, Iraq, March 1987 – an Iranian soldier has fallen asleep in the canal due to fatigue after a long trek.

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منطقه عمومی خرمشهر (شلمچه)، بهمن ماه ۱۳۶۵. «علی عظیمی» اهل روستای مهاجران که در عملیات «کربلای ۵» شیمیایی شد، به نماز ایستاده است. شهید «صادق آرتیمانی» نیز در پایین تصویر دیده می‌شود.

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Photographs taken by a Mohajer-1 UAV used for spotting artillery impacts during Karbala-5

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Iraq, east Basra, Operation Karbala 5 zone, January 1987 – the moment a Basiji was martyred.

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Map of Operation Karbala-5/Siege of Basra by Mehdi Mousavi

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Ravayat-e Fath, Season 5, Episode 9

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Historical Overview

The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 or The Great Harvest, 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.