Operation Karbala-9 (
Persian: عملیات کربلای 9) was an offensive operation in
Iran–Iraq War, which was launched by
Islamic Republic of Iran Army with the operation code of "Ya Mahdi, Adrekni" (Persian/
Arabic: یا مهدی ادرکنی) on 9 April 1987. This operation ended inconclusively, and Iran had very large casualties from the numerous Iraqi traps.
The goal of the operation which was in operation zone of "QasrShirin-SarpoleZahab" (Persian: قصرشیرین-سرپلذهاب), was to liberate the heights of the operation region of
Qasr-e Shirin
Qasr-e Shirin ( fa, قصرشيرين; also Romanized as Qaşr-e Shīrīn and Qasr-ī-Shīrīn; also known as Ghasr-ī-shīrīn and Ghasr-shīrīn, Kurdish: قەسری شیرین) is a city and capital of Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah Province, ...
. The Iranian government claimed that heights-542 and Baba-Hadi outpost border were liberated, and that it killed 1,800 Iraqis, and captured 55 of them.
Despite that
Shalamcheh region (in Iran) was involved in war, a new battle was launched—in the west of Iran—by Iranian forces against Iraqi army by this name (Operation Karbala-9); During the mentioned operation, Iranian forces attacked its enemies in "Babadi-strait" located in Pishgah area, and assaulted Iraqi army by passing explosive traps and landmines. Afterwards, Islamic Republic of Iran claimed that its army seized the strait of Babadi in three hours and made the rest of Iraqi forces to withdraw from the region.
Amaliat (operation) Karbala 9
tebyan.net Retrieved 5 October 2019 This operation ended in an inconclusive result, and Iran had very large casualties from the numerous Iraqi traps.
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Operations Karbala
Military operations of the Iran–Iraq War in 1987
April 1987 events in Asia
Qasr-e Shirin County
History of Kermanshah province