Operation Dawn 10
1988 large scale offensive operation launched by Iran against Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Dawn-10 or Walfajr-10[4] (Persian: عملیات والفجر ۱۰) was a large scale offensive operation launched during the Iran–Iraq War by Iran against Iraq on March 15, 1988 near the final stages of the war's conclusion. It was commanded by the Pasdaran along with the participation of some regular army forces as support. During Operation Dawn-10, Iran changed its operational area from southern to northern Iraq. The operation was started with the code of "Ya Rasūl Allāh (s)" (Persian: (یا رسول الله (ص)[5] (likewise "Ya Muhammad ibn Abdullah"),[6][7][1] and performed in 5 phases. [4]
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Operation Dawn 10 | |||||||||
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Part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Iraq |
Iran Supported by: Peshmerga | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Saddam Hussein Kokeb Mohammad Amin Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat Hisham Fakhri |
Ayatollah Khomeni Mohsen Rezaee Ali Sayad Shirazi Ali Shamkhani Yahya Rahim Safavi Masoud Barzani | ||||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
10,000+ killed or wounded 5,440 captured 270 tanks destroyed [1][2] | 3,000 killed [3] |
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