| Operation Jerusalem Way
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| Part of Iran-Iraq War
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| Date |
29 November - 7 December 1981
(1 week and 1 day)
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| Location |
Bostan in Khuzestan, South-West Iran
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| Result |
Iranian victory
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Territorial
changes
| Iranians liberate Bostan
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| Belligerents |
%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png) Iraq
|  Iran
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| Commanders and leaders |
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| Hossein Kharrazi
Mohammad Boroujerdi
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| Casualties and losses |
| ~7,000
| ~6,000
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Iraqi invasion
Stalemate (1981)
Iranian offensive (1982)
Strategic stalemate (1983-1984)
Duel offensives (1985-1986)
Final stages
Tanker War
International incidents
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Operation Tariq al-Qods (meaning
Operation Jerusalem Way) was an operation in the Iran-Iraq War launched by
Iran to free
Bostan.
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 with heavy losses on both sides. The Iranians were able to successfully liberate Bostan. During the operation both Iran and Iraq suffered heavy casualties. Iran was now able to eliminate an important supply route. This was extremely critical because Iraq did not have enough soldiers for a long frontline. 2,500 Iraqis and 6,000 Iranians had been killed in the fighting.
References
A Hot and Holy War, by Patricia Blake, TIME Magazine, March 22, 1982.