Operation Karbala-4

Operation Karbala-4
Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date25–27 December 1986
Location30°26′N 48°07′E / 30.433°N 48.117°E / 30.433; 48.117
Result

Iraqi victory[1]

  • Successful Iraqi defense
  • Iranian offensive failure
Belligerents
 Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders
Iraq Saddam Hussein
Iraq Khalil al-Dhouri
Iraq Jawad Rumi
Iraq Bareq Haj Hintah
Iran Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran Hossein Kharrazi
Units involved
3rd Corps
7th Corps
Najaf Corps
Quds Corps
Karbala Corps
Nouh Corps
Strength
Unknown 60,000
Casualties and losses
800 killed
2,000 wounded[2]
8,000 killed
11,000 wounded
200 captured[2]

Operation Karbala-4 was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War on the southern front. The operation was launched after the failure of Operation Karbala-2 and Operation Karbala-3 to move the Iraqi lines in an effort to capture Iraqi territory.

  1. ^ Malovany, Pesach (21 July 2017). Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813169453.
  2. ^ a b Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 386. ISBN 978-0674915718.