Liberation of Khorramshahr

When

24 Apr 1982 – 24 May 1982

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

30.43° N, 48.18° E

Description

1982 event in the Iran–Iraq War

Second battle of the Iran–Iraq War

The Second Battle of Khorramshahr, also known in Iran as the Liberation of Khorramshahr was the Iranian recapture of the city of Khorramshahr on 24 May 1982, during the Iran–Iraq War. The city had been captured by the Iraqis earlier in the war, on 26 October 1980, shortly after the Iraqi invasion of Iran. The successful retaking of the city was part of Iran's Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas.

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• Iran-Iraq War22 Sep 1980 · Interstate war · Deaths 900,000