Operation Before the Dawn

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Operation Before the Dawn
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Date 6–11 February 1983[1] (5 days) Location Al-Fakkah Field, al-Amarah, Iraq Result Iraqi victory Limited Iranian advance Successful Iraqi defense Territorial changes Iran gained small portions of relatively insignificant land
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein Hisham Fakhri	Hossein Kharrazi Mohsen Rezaee
Strength
60,000 soldiers, with armour, aircraft, and artillery	200,000 soldiers 7 infantry divisions (including an airborne division) 2 armoured divisions 2 artillery battalions
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed 60 tanks lost[1]	5,000 killed 12,000 wounded 100+ tanks lost[1]

Operation Before the Dawn was an offensive operation launched by Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1983 around the Amarah area 200 kilometers southeast of Baghdad. It was carried out under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along with the support of the regular army, during the operation, Iran suffered heavy casualties due to weak air support and heavy Iraqi artillery fire and aerial bombing.