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First Battle of al-Faw

February 11 – March 10, 1986 · First Battle of al-Faw

Part of Iran–Iraq War

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Iran crossed the Shatt al-Arab and took the al-Faw peninsula.

Sides

Iran

Iran
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani military commander Mohsen Rezaee military commander

Iraq

Iraq
Maher Abd al-Rashid military commander Sadi Tuma Abbas military commander