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The Siege of Basra, also known as Operation Karbala-5, was an offensive operation carried out by Iran in an effort to capture the Iraqi port city of Basra in early 1987. This battle, known for its extensive casualties and ferocious conditions, was the biggest battle of the war and proved to be the beginning of the end of the Iran-Iraq War.

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  • The Siege of Basra, also known as Operation Karbala-5, was an offensive operation carried out by Iran in an effort to capture the Iraqi port city of Basra in early 1987. This battle, known for its extensive casualties and ferocious conditions, was the biggest battle of the war and proved to be the beginning of the end of the Iran-Iraq War.
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  • Operation Karbala-5
  • Siege of Basra
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  • 20,000 casualties
  • 45 aircraft
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  • Strategic stalemate
  • * Iranians continue shelling Basra with artillery
  • * Iranians seized 3 defence lines east of Basrah
  • * Iraqis hold Basrah, Tannumah and Abu al-Khasib
strength
  • 400,000 (four armies)
  • 650,000 (six divisions from army & rest from the Basij militia)
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