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Siege of Basra

26 February 1987 · Iraq

Part of: Iran–Iraq War

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: siege (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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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.

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