Second Battle of Al Faw

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Second Battle of Al-Faw
Part of Iran-Iraq War
Date April 17, 1988 Location Al-Faw Peninsula Result Decisive Iraqi victory (with the use of chemical weapons); Iranians expelled from the peninsula Territorial changes Iraq captures the Faw peninsula
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Strength
over 100,000 Elite troops	15,000 Second-rate troops

The Second Battle of Al-Faw, fought on April 17, 1988, was a battle of the Iran-Iraq War. After their defeat at the First Battle of Al-Faw two years earlier, the newly restructured Iraqi Army conducted a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula. The Iraqis concentrated well over 100,000 troops from the battle-hardened Republican Guard versus 15,000 second-rate Iranian Basij volunteers. By employing the use of massive artillery barrages, air bombardments, and extensive amounts of chemical weapons, the Iraqis eventually expelled the Iranians from al-Faw within thirty-five hours, with much of their equipment captured intact.

[edit] See also

• Iran-Iraq War
• First Battle of Al-Faw

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