Operation Dezful

When

15 Oct 1980

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

32.38° N, 48.47° E

Description

1980 Iranian military operation

1980 Iran–Iraq War operation

Operation Dezful was fought in early stage of the Iran–Iraq War on 15 October 1980 as Iranian tank brigades from the 16th Qazvin, 77th Khorasan, and 92nd Khuzestan armoured divisions attacked Iraqi positions. The Iranian Army's aim was to stop Iraqis progress in Iranian territories and to push them back. However, Iraqi forces counterattacked from the flanks, and repulsed the Iranian forces.

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