Operation Karbala-4

Operation Karbala-4
	Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date	25–27 December 1986
Location	Basra Governorate30°26′N 48°07′E / 30.433°N 48.117°E
Result	Iraqi victory Successful Iraqi defense; Iranian offensive failure;
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein; Khalil al-Dhouri; Jawad Rumi; Bareq Haj Hintah	Ruhollah Khomeini; Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; 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	8,000 killed ; 11,000 wounded ; 200 captured

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.

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 386. ISBN 978-0674915718.

[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.

[Razeoux-2] Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 386. ISBN 978-0674915718.

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