Operation Nasr 4

Operation Nasr-4 (Persian: عملیات نصر ۴) was an Iranian military operation from May to June 1987 which threatened the Iraqi city of Kirkuk during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation took place in February 1987 after Iran's Operation Karbala-5, which was an effort to capture the city of Basra in southern Iraq.[1]

Operation Nasr-4
Part of Iran–Iraq War
DateMay 1987 to early June 1987
Location
Iraqi Kurdistan
Result Iranian victory
Belligerents
 Iraq

 Iran

Peshmerga
Commanders and leaders
Ba'athist Iraq Ali Hasan al-Majid Iran Ali Sayad Shirazi

See also

References
  1. Tucker, Spencer C. (2019). Middle East Conflicts from Ancient Egypt to the 21st Century: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection. ABC-CLIO. p. 569. ISBN 9781440853531.

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