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Operation Karbala-5

January 8 – February 26, 1987 · Operation Karbala-5

Part of Iran–Iraq War

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Iran's costliest attempt to take Basra came within a few miles of the city and failed.

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Iran

Iran
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani military commander Hossein Kharrazi military commander Mohsen Rezaee military commander

Iraq

Iraq
Saddam Hussein military commander Maher Abd al-Rashid military commander