Operation Karbala-2

Operation Karbala-2 (Persian: عملیات کربلای 2) was an Iranian operation during Iran–Iraq War[1][2][3][4] which was launched on 1 September 1986[5][6] in Haji Omeran area in Iraq[7] with the command/participation of a brigade from Seyyed-al-Shohada corp-4 (of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps). As a result of the operation which was commenced by the code of "Ya Aba Abdellah al-Hussain (a.s.)", a part of "Haj-Omeran" road and some altitudes became occupied by Iranian forces.[6]

Operation Karbala-2
Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date1 September 1986[1]
Location
Haji Omeran, Iraq[1]
Result

Iranian victory

  • Iranian captured several altitudes, including "1600, 1700, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2435" and a part of "Haji-Omran-Darbande Chuman Mostafa" and "GardKu" road[1]
Belligerents
 Iraq  Iran
Units involved
Brigades 98, 604, 807
Abu-Obaideh commando foot battalion
Commando battalion under the command of corps-23 (foot brigades 438/91)		 Komeil battalion
Meitham battalion
Hamzeh battalion
Imam Hussein battalion
Adawat (implements) battalion
ToopKhane (Artillery) battalion
Casualties and losses
Unknown 3,000 killed/wounded, 200 captured[1]

At the operation Karbala-2[8][9][10] which was almost near the end of the 4th year of the war, there were other (Iranian) corps which participated in the operation in addition to Seyyed-al-Shohada corp-4, including:[6]

Badr brigade-9, Qaem-12, Imam Reza-21, Quds-105 and Shuhada-155; which was done totally by the participation of 28 battalions from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[6]

Iran at the end of this operation, Iranian forces captured the altitudes of "1600, 1700, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2435" and also a part of "Haj-Omran-Darbande Chuman Mostafa" and "GardKu" road[6] in Iraq.[11]

See also

References
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  3. "Operation Karbala 2 and 3". irib.ir. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. "Karbala 2 Operation". farsnews.ir. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. "The effects of Operation Karbala 2". rahianenoor.com. September 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. "The Results of Operation Karbala-2". yjc.ir. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. "Commencement of Karbala-2 Operation". irdc.ir. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. "Explanation of "Operation Karbala-2", section 1". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. "A short review on operation Karbala 2". aparat.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. "An explanation on "Operation Karbala 2"". navideshahed.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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