. . . "Strategic stalemate" . . . . "650,000 (six divisions from army & rest from the Basij militia)" . . . "* Iranians seized 3 defence lines east of Basrah" . "* Iranians continue shelling Basra with artillery" . "* Iraqis hold Basrah, Tannumah and Abu al-Khasib" . . . . . . "20,000 casualties" . "1987-02-26Z"^^ . . "Operation Karbala-5"@en . "400,000 (four armies)" . . "45 aircraft" . . "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."@en . "Siege of Basra"@en . . .