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Operation Karbala 1
In response to the loss of the strategic al-Faw Peninsula during the Iran–Iraq War, the Iraqis pushed into Iran to seize the strategic Iranian city of Mehran to trade for the strategically important territory. Saddam was able to seize the city in May 1986, for the third time. He then offered to trade it for al-Faw, but instead of negotiating, the Iranians recaptured the city in June 1986. Background On February 10, 1986 Iran launched a successful surprise amphibious assault, (what became known as the first Battle of Al-Faw), across the Shatt al-Arab (''Arvand rud'' in Persian) waterway and seized the strategic al-Faw Peninsula. The Iraqi units in charge of the defenses were mostly made up of poorly trained Iraqi Popular Army conscripts that collapsed when they were suddenly attacked by the Iranian Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guard) forces. The battle Immediately after the Iranian capture of Al-Faw, Saddam declared a new offensive against Iran, Al Defa Al Muthaharraka (Arabic fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 by both sides. Iraq's primary rationale for the attack against Iran cited the need to prevent Ruhollah Khomeini—who had spearheaded Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979—from exporting the new Iranian ideology to Iraq; there were also fears among the Iraqi leadership of Saddam Hussein that Iran, a theocratic state with a population predominantly composed of Shia Muslims, would exploit sectarian tensions in Iraq by rallying Iraq's Shia majority against the Baʽathist government, which was officially secular and dominated by Sunni Muslims. Iraq also wished to replace Iran as the power player in the Persian Gulf, which was not seen as an achievable objective prior to the Islamic Revolution because of Pahlavi Iran's economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Republican Guard
Iraqi or Iraqis (in plural) means from Iraq, a country in the Middle East, and may refer to: * Iraqi people or Iraqis, people from Iraq or of Iraqi descent * A citizen of Iraq, see demographics of Iraq * Iraqi or Araghi ( fa, عراقی), someone or something of, from, or related to Persian Iraq, an old name for a region in Central Iran * Iraqi Arabic, the colloquial form of Arabic spoken in Iraq * Iraqi cuisine * Iraqi culture *The Iraqis (party), a political party in Iraq *Iraqi List, a political party in Iraq *Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi, 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi. See also * List of Iraqis * Iraqi diaspora * Languages of Iraq There are a number of languages spoken in Iraq, but Mesopotamian Arabic (Iraqi Arabic) is by far the most widely spoken in the country. Arabic and Kurdish are both official languages in Iraq. Contemporary languages The most widely spoken language ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Nasr Division
5th Nasr Division ( fa, لشکر 5 نصر, or ''lashkar-5-Nasr'') is one of the Divisions of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is also known as the ''Sepah-e Nsar Corps''. Formation and the Iran–Iraq War The unit was formed from troops of Khorasan province in 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War before the preliminary moves of Operation Dawn. Its first commander was Hassan Bagheri Afshardi. Hassan Bagheri was in charge of the division for only 10 days before being killed in action. At the start of 1983, under the command of Morteza Ghorbani, the division took part in the capture of Mehran during Operation Dawn-3. The division went on to take part in Operations Badr, Memak, Dawn-8, Karbala 4 and Karbala 5. Commanders during this time included Esmail Qaani and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. Subsequent history After the Iran–Iraq War, the unit was based in Mashhad, near the border with Afghanistan. Alongside the Hekmatyar network, under the leadership of Brigadier Gholamreza Baghb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gholamreza Jaafari
Gholam Reza or Gholamreza ( fa, غلام رضا ) is a male Muslim given name and may refer to: People *Gholamreza Khan Arkawazi (1770–1839), Kurdish poet *Gholamreza Rashid Yasemi (1895–1951), Iranian poet and translator *Gholamreza Rouhani (1897–1985), Iranian humorous poet *Gholam Reza Azhari (1917–2001), military leader and Prime Minister of Iran * Gholamreza Pahlavi (1923–2017), Iranian prince of the Pahlavi dynasty *Gholamreza Hassani (1927–2018), Iranian conservative imam *Gholamreza Takhti (1930–1968), Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler *Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (born 1949), Iranian politician *Gholamreza Naalchegar or Reza Naalchegar (born 1958), Iranian footballer *Gholamreza Enayati or Reza Enayati (born 1976), Iranian footballer *Gholamreza Rezaei (born 1984), Iranian footballer *Gholamreza Nikpey (1927–1979), executed Iranian politician *Gholamreza Rezvani (?–2013), Iranian Ayatollah *Gholam Reza Afkhami, Iranian politician anad historian, now reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Ali Ibn Abi Talib Division
17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division ( fa, لشکر 17 علی ابن ابی طالب) was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran–Iraq War. It covered Qom, Zanjan, Semnan, and Markazi provinces. After Operation Tariq-ol-Qods, the 17th Brigade of Qom () was established in the Shush area. Fighters were from Qom, Mashhad, Behbahan, and Shush. Its commander was initially Morteza Saffari, who later became the deputy of Fajr Headquarters and was replaced by Hassan Darvish. In July or August 1982, the brigade was renamed to 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Brigade (). Since then, forces from Zanjan, Semnan, Markazi provinces constituted the bulk of the unit. In the fourth phase of the Operation Ramadan, Mehdi Zeinoddin was appointed as the new commander of the brigade. After Operation Muharram and the expansion of IRGC brigades, this unit was expanded to the 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division. The division proved to be capable during the war. It played a major role i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Muhammad Rasulullah Division
27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division ( fa, لشکر ۲۷ محمد رسولالله) was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces based in Tehran. It was established as the 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Brigade by Ahmad Motevasselian and Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat during Iran–Iraq War, and was expanded into a division just before the Operation Jerusalem. Describing the IRGC units during the Iran-Iraq war, then-commander-in-chief of IRGC Mohsen Rezaei says: Sepah-e Muhammad Rasoul Allah The division was merged with the Basij of Tehran to form the Mohammad Rasulullah Corps of Greater Tehran during the rearrangement of the IRGC The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ... units in 2008. The Sepah-e Muhammad Rasoul Allah, the Sepah-e Sayyed al-Shohada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostafa Izadi
Mostafa Izadi ( fa, مصطفی ایزدی) is an Iranian senior military officer in the Revolutionary Guards with the rank of Major general. He is a former commander of the IRGC's Ground Force. As of 2015, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces for Logistics. See also * List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979 There are currently 12 two-star officers in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: four with the regular army (''Artesh'') background, seven who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and one with both backgrounds. Although t ... References Living people People from Najafabad Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps major generals Year of birth missing (living people) {{Iran-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Division (Iraq)
The 2nd Division was a formation of the Iraqi Army. It was theoretically headquartered at Mosul, but was driven out of that city by IS. No reliable reports of its continued existence have surfaced since June–July 2014. Previously, the 2nd Division was one of the most experienced formations in the Iraqi Army. The previous 2nd Division had been one of the four original divisions of the Iraqi Army, being active in 1941. The division was stationed in Kirkuk in 1941, and was there when the Anglo-Iraqi War took place. Under Saddam Hussein's rule it fought the Kurds in 1961–70, being able to reverse most of the Kurdish gains of their initial offensive of autumn 1961. However it began to suffer from desertion. In 1963 it was concentrated in eastern Kurdistan and probably took part in later offensives. The first Kurdish war ended with the Kurds being granted autonomy. In 1977-78 it was in the north, with its headquarters in Kirkuk as part of the 1st Corps (Iraq), 1st Corps, including fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Division (Iraq)
20th Division or 20th Infantry Division may refer to __NOTOC__ Infantry divisions * 20th Division (German Empire), 1866-1919 * 20th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany, 1934–1945 * 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), 1944–1945 * 20th Infantry Division (Greece), 1941 * 20th Infantry Division (India), 1942–1945 * 20th Infantry Division Friuli, Kingdom of Italy, 1939–1944 * 20th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 1915–1945 * 20th Infantry Division (Poland), 1920–1939 * 20th Division (Spain), 1937-1939 * 20th (Light) Division, United Kingdom, 1914–1919 Armoured divisions * 20th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany, 1940–1945 * 20th Armoured Division (Greece), formed 1956 * 20th Armored Division (United States), 1943–1946 Aviation divisions * 20th Air Division The 20th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida where it was inac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35th Division (Iraq)
35th Division or 35th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 35th Division (German Empire) * 35th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 35th SS-Police Grenadier Division, Germany * 35th Division (United Kingdom) * 35th Infantry Division (United States) * 35th Infantry Division (Poland) * 35th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) * 35th Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 35th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 35th Division (Spain) Other divisions * 35th Air Division The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Hancock Field, New York. It was inac ..., United States * 35th Rocket Division, Soviet Union and Russia See also * 35th Army (other) * 35th Corps (other) * 35th Regiment (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Guard (Iraq)
The Iraqi Republican Guard ( ar, حرس العراق الجمهوري ''Ḥaras al-ʿIrāq al-Jamhūrīy'') was a branch of the Iraqi military from 1969 to 2003, which existed primarily during the presidency of Saddam Hussein. It later became known as the ''Republican Guard Corps,'' and then the ''Republican Guard Forces Command'' (''RGFC'') with its expansion into two corps. The Republican Guard was disbanded in 2003 after the invasion of Iraq by a U.S.-led international coalition. The Republican Guard were the elite troops of the Iraqi army directly reporting to Saddam Hussein, unlike the paramilitary force Fedayeen Saddam, and the ordinary Iraqi Army. They were better trained, disciplined, equipped, and paid more than ordinary Iraqi soldiers, receiving bonuses, new cars, and subsidized housing. Formation Formed in 1969, it was originally created to be a presidential guard. Its primary objective was to maintain the stability of the regime and provide protection against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Division (iraq)
40th Division or 40th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry Divisions : * 40th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 40th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army * 40th Division (United Kingdom), a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 40th Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 40th Infantry Division (People's Republic of China), a unit of the PLA * 40th Rifle Division * 40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa, Italian division of World War II ; Aviation Divisions : * 40th Air Division The 40th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 14 June 1991. As the 40th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the p ..., a unit of the United States Air Force See also * 40th Brigade (other) * 40th Regiment (other) * 40th Battalion (other) * 40t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
