Operation Nasr 4

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Operation Nasr-4

Date	May 1987 to early June 1987
Location	Iraqi Kurdistan
Result

Belligerents

Iraq

Iran

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Commanders

Ali Hasan al-Majid

Ali Sayad Shirazi

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Iran-Iraq War

Kaman 99 - Abadan - Morvarid - Dezful - Undeniable Victory - Khorramshahr - Samen-ol-A'emeh - Jerusalem Way - Jerusalem - Ramadan - Before the Dawn - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn V - Dawn 6 - Marshes - Kheibar - Badr - Cities - 1st Al Faw - Dawn 8 - Karbala 4 - Karbala-5 - Karbala-6 - Karbala Ten - Nasr 4 - Halabja - Zafar 7 - 2nd Al Faw - Mersad

Related U.S. operations

Earnest Will - Prime Chance - Eager Glacier - Nimble Archer - Praying Mantis

Operation Nasr-4 was a successful Iranian offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan.

1 Prelude
2 The Battle
3 Aftermath
4 References

[edit] Prelude

After Operation Karbala 5 the southern front (Basra) had come to a complete halt, while Iran was losing in the central front. The only place Iran could still rely on to win the war was the North. In may Iran launched Operation Karbala Ten, in this operation Iran supported by Kurdish Peshmerga defeated Iraq and endangered Kirkuk.

[edit] The Battle

After coming dangerously near the city of Kirkuk with Karbala-10, Iran launched Operation Nasr-4 which became one of Irans greatest successes in the war. Supported by the Kurds Iranian Pasdaran fighters under command of Brigadier-General Ali Sayad Shirazi attacked Iraq.

[edit] Aftermath

Nothing more happened in the southern until Iraq reinvaded the Al-Faw Peninsula front wihile Iraq recaptured almost all land lost in the central front (with use of gas). Iraq could attack Iranian oil platforms and oil tankers while Iraq has their loads transported via other Arab countries, Iran got frustrated and started attacking neutral ships, this ended in the US starting Operation Earnest Will to protect the ships, Iran kept on attacking and sow after a US ship was heavily damaged by an Iranian mine the US launched Operation Praying Mantis. In this operation they first damaged 2 Iranian oil-platforms then the largest naval battle since World War II happened and Iran lost it, losing: a frigate, a gunboat and several speedboats. In the north Iran continued advancing and Saddam started gassing the Kurdish population and sow Ayatollah Khomeini finally accepted peace. But by this time Saddam didn't want peace anymore and attacked Iran for Kermanshah but Iran halted his attack and in the south the People's Mujahedin of Iran which attacked Khuzestan with Iraqi air support where defeated and their army was completely destroyed in Operation Mersad. Now Saddam also accepted peace and the 8 year war was finally over.