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Operation Kheibar

Operation Kheibar
Part of Iran–Iraq War, Battle of the Marshes
Date14 February – 19 March 1984
(1 month and 5 days)
Location
Lakes of the Hawizah Marshes in Iraq
Result

Iranian victory

  • Iraqi counter-attack failed to materialize (plan aborted)
Territorial
changes
Iran captures the Majnoon Island
Iraq loses a sixth of its oil reserves[1]
Belligerents
 Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders
Iran Ali Jajali[1]
Iran Mohsen Rezaee
Iran Hossein Kharrazi
Iran Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat 
Iran Hamid Bakeri 
Strength
250,000 250,000 Pasdaran and Basij
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed
9,000 wounded
60 tanks lost[1]
20,000 killed
30,000 wounded
1,000 captured[1]

Operation Kheibar was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War. It was part of the Battle of the Marshes.

  1. ^ a b c d Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 263,268. ISBN 978-0674915718.

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عملية خيبر Arabic خیبر عملیاتی AZB Operación Khaybar Spanish عملیات خیبر FA ヘイバル作戦 Japanese Operasjon Kheibar NB

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