Operation Karbala-7
ConflictOperation Karbala-7
Partofthe Iran–Iraq War
Date4–8 March 1987
PlaceIraqi Kurdistan
TerritoryIran captures Haj Omran highlands but fails to recapture its objective, the summit of Kurda Mand Mountain
Result

Iraqi defensive victory

  • Iranian tactical failure
  • Iran fails to reoccupy the summit of Kurda Mand Mountain
  • Iran captures Haj Omran highlands
  • Later Iranian attacks fail with heavy losses
Combatant 1Iraq
Combatant 2Iran

Operation Karbala-7 (Arabic: عملیات كربلاء ۷) was an Iranian offensive in Haj Omran during the Iran–Iraq War to prevent Iraq from rapidly transferring units to its defense lines at Basra after Iran had launched the failed Operation Karbala-5 to capture the city of Basra.[1][2] This was a failed Iranian attempt to reoccupy the summit of Kurda Mand Mountain.[3] There was an additional Iranian attack after this with the size of an infantry brigade on the night of 11–12 March, but this failed and suffered heavy losses.[3]

References

  1. ^ iribnews,.
  2. ^ todaytime,.
  3. ^ Malovany, Pesach (2017-07-21). Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6945-3.