Operation Dawn 5

Operation Dawn V
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Date Early 1984 Location Basra, Southeast Iraq Result Strategic stalemate Tactical Iranian victory (Iran fails their objective but makes minor gains over useless land) Defensive Iraqi victory (Iraq holds on to the city of al-Basra) Iranians get within artillery range of Basra Territorial changes Iraq holds on to the city of Basra
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Strength
2 Army Corps (approx; 90,000-100,000 soldiers)	500,000 Pasdaran and Basij
Casualties and losses
25,000	50,000

As 1984 began, Iran launched the largest offensive up to that date Operation Dawn V, also known as Operation Dawn 5 or Operation Valfajr-5 (Persian). The Goal of the offensive was to split the Iraqi 3rd Army Corps and 4th Army Corps near Basra. It was fought between the Pasdaran, Basij and the Iraqi Army. In the early phases, a force of an estimated 500,000 Pasdaran and Basij, using small boats and then on foot, moved to within a few kilometers of the strategic Basra-Baghdad waterway. The Iranians lacked artillery, air support and armored protection, while the Iraqis were well equipped.^[1] The armies inflicted severe casualties on each other and the Iranians failed to achieve their objective. This operation was the biggest of the Dawn operations.

The Battles

• Battle of the Marshes
• Operation Kheibar
• Operation Dawn 6

References

External links

• Iran Chamber Society on Operation Dawn V
• Detailed look at the operation on Operation Dawn V