Dates 29 Nov 1981 – 7 Dec 1981 | Result Decisive Iranian victory | |
≈2,500
170 tanks and APCs, 200 vehicles, 13 aircraft, 4 helicopters destroyed.
15 tanks and APCs, 250 vehicles, 30 anti-aircraft pieces, 19 artillery pieces, 12 loaders and bulldozers captured. ≈6,000
Dozens of armored vehicles
Several AH-1J Cobra helicopters Similar Iran–Iraq War, Operation Beit ol‑Moqaddas, Operation Kheibar, Operation Dawn 8, Siege of Abadan | ||
Operation Tariq al-Qods (Persian: عملیات طریق القدس, meaning "Jerusalem Way") was an operation in the Iran–Iraq War launched by Iran to free Bostan.
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The battle
The Operation was launched on 29 November 1981 and lasted more than a week. The Iranians used human wave attacks in their offensive for the first time in the war. Fierce fighting raged with the Iraqi defenders for one week. The Iranians were able to successfully liberate Bostan. During the operation Iran lost more than twice as many men as the Iraqis. Even so, the attrition rate was in Iran's favor. Iran was now able to eliminate an important supply route. This was extremely critical because Iraq did not have enough soldiers for a long front line. 2,500 Iraqis and 6,000 Iranians had been killed in the fighting.
Iran
Commanded by Gholam Ali Rashid
Commanded by Morteza Ghorbani
Commanded by Hosein Kharrazi
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Iraq
Iraqi order of battle at the onset of the operation was as follows:
North of Karkheh:
South of Karkheh: