What the records say
- When
- 22 Jul 1983 – 30 Jul 1983
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.18° N, 44.00° E
- Description
- 1983 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Dawn 2
1983 Iran–Iraq War operation
Operation Dawn 2 or Operation Valfajr-2 was an Iranian operation during the eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War. This operation opened a new front in northern Iraq/Iraqi Kurdistan also known as "the Northern Front". Despite Turkish help, this region was Iraq's weak point during the war as the Kurds sided with Iran.
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