Operation Karbala 10
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Operation Karbala 10 was a joint operation by Iran and Kurdish PUK rebels in Iraq.
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Following the failure of the Siege of Basra, the Iranians launched Operation Karbala 10 in northern Iraq on 14 April. The Iranians, supported by a few thousand PUK Peshmergas succeeded to capturing the outskirts of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja and lands around them.[1][2]