Siege of Abadan

Siege of Abadan
	Part of the Iran–Iraq War
	; The remains of an exploded tank in Abadan, left there as a symbol of the battle.
Date	6 November 1980 – 27 September 1981; (10 months and 3 weeks)
Location	Abadan, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran
Result	Iranian victory Iraqi siege broken;
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein	Ruhollah Khomeini; Mostafa Chamran
Units involved
	92nd Armored Division
Strength
4,500 men initially; 60,000 men at peak; 360–800 tanks	6,000–15,000 men; 50–60 tanks initially
Casualties and losses
1,500 casualties; Hundreds of armored vehicles destroyed	3,000 casualties; 170+ tanks destroyed

The siege of Abadan refers to the encirclement of the city by Iraqi forces beginning in November 1980. The city had already been under almost daily bombardment since the early days of the war, which began the previous September.^[3]^[4]

Abadan Island was the site of the Abadan Refinery, one of the world's largest oil refineries.^[5]

^ "Abadan Fight Rages". The Washington Post.
^ ^a ^b ^c Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 131. ISBN 978-0674915718.
^ "IRAN-IRAQ FIGHTING FLARES UP". The New York Times. 28 September 1981.
^ Aboul-Enein, Youssef; Bertrand, Andrew; Corley, Dorothy (12 April 2012). "Egyptian Field Marshal Abdul-Halim Abu Ghazalah on the Combat Tactics and Strategy of the Iran–Iraq War". Small Wars Journal. Ghazalah's Phased Analysis of Combat Operations. Small Wars Foundation.
^ Kamin., Mohammadi; Elliott, Mark (2004-01-01). Iran. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1740594258. OCLC 56651387.

[1] "Abadan Fight Rages". The Washington Post.

[razoux-2] Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 131. ISBN 978-0674915718.

[nytimes-3] "IRAN-IRAQ FIGHTING FLARES UP". The New York Times. 28 September 1981.

[Abdoleinen-Ghazaleh-4] Aboul-Enein, Youssef; Bertrand, Andrew; Corley, Dorothy (12 April 2012). "Egyptian Field Marshal Abdul-Halim Abu Ghazalah on the Combat Tactics and Strategy of the Iran–Iraq War". Small Wars Journal. Ghazalah's Phased Analysis of Combat Operations. Small Wars Foundation.

[5] Kamin., Mohammadi; Elliott, Mark (2004-01-01). Iran. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1740594258. OCLC 56651387.

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