Operation Zafar 7

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Operation Zafar 7
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Map of Iraq
Date Mid-March 1988 Location Southeast of Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan Result Limited Iranian and Kurdish victory Tactical Iranian victory (Iran fails its main objective, only reaches the outskirts of the city) Iraqi forward defenses fails Iraqi counter-attack fails Successful Iraqi aerial and artillery strikes contains the Iranian offensive Halabja chemical attack Territorial changes Iran reaches outskirts of Sulaymaniyah and the Darbandikhan reservoir but fails to capture it.
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran Peshmerga
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein Ali Hasan al-Majid	Ruhollah Khomeini Hossein Hassani Sa'di Nawshirwan Mustafa

Operation Zafar 7 (Persian: عملیات ظفر ۷) was an Iranian offensive during the Iran–Iraq War. The Iranian military operation was successfully led by Lieutenant General Hossein Hassani Sa'di where Iran won the battle and also repelled the ensuing Iraqi Counterattack. However, Iran faced technical setbacks with massive economic and military sanctions in place against the country. As a result of those setbacks, Iran was unable to reach its objective of capturing Sulaymaniyah.