Liberation of Khorramshahr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The
Liberation of Khorramshahr was the
Iranian recapture of the port city of
Khorramshahr from the
Iraqis on May 24, 1982 during the
Iran–Iraq War. The Iraqis had captured the city early in the war on October 26, 1980. The successful retaking of the city was part of
Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas. It is perceived as a turning point in the war and the liberation is celebrated in Iran on its anniversary, 24 May.
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Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas (or
Operation Jerusalem) was an
Iranian operation conducted during the
Iran–Iraq War. The operation was a success, in as so far as it achieved its standing aim of evicting
Iraqi troops from the Iranian city of
Khorramshahr. This operation, coupled with
Operation Jerusalem Way, and
Operation Undeniable Victory, succeeded in evicting Iraqi troops from southern Iran.
The numbers of casualties sustained by Iraq and Iran are unknown; but it is likely that there was not as marked a difference between both sides as there would be when Iran was losing thousands in one campaign against a relatively paltry Iraqi dead and wounded. Iran was using massed human-wave attacks of
Pasdaran and
Basij fighters, which it would come to rely on later in the war from 1983 onwards. However, they were supporting these attacks with sufficient artillery and aerial support, and the fighters acted alongside regular Iranian troops, who were much better trained than the poorly-equipped Islamic Revolutionary fighters.
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