Operation Dawn-1 | |||||||
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Part of Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Iraq | Iran | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
55,000 men | 50,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Moderate | 6,000 killed[1] |
Operation Dawn-1 (also known as Operation Valfajr-1) was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War. On April 10, 1983, Iran struck Ayn Al-Qaws with the immediate objective of Al-Fakkah Field (east of al-Amarah) to capture the Baghdad-Basra Highway. The operation was fought mostly by Pasdaran forces and was one of the three costly human wave offensives of 1983, the Iranians failed to defeat the Iraqis.
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