What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1988
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.97° N, 48.46° E
- Description
- 1988 Iraqi military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Second Battle of al-Faw
1988 battle in the Iran–Iraq War
The Second Battle of al-Faw (also known as the Operation Ramadan Mubarak (Blessed Ramadan), fought on 17 April 1988, was a major battle of the Iran–Iraq War. After their defeat at the First Battle of al-Faw two years earlier, the newly restructured Iraqi Army conducted a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula.
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