Operation Badr (1985)
| Operation Badr | |||||||||
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| Part of Iran–Iraq War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Iraq | Iran | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gen. Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai Gen. Jamal Zanoun Gen. Hisham Sabah al-Fakhri |
Mohsen Rezaee Mehdi Bakeri † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 40,000–60,000 soldiers | 100,000 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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2,000 killed 100 tanks, 11 helicopters and 4 aircraft lost |
10,000 killed 100 armored vehicles and 24 helicopters lost | ||||||||
Operation Badr was an Iranian operation conducted during the Iran–Iraq War against the forces of Ba'athist Iraq. The Iranians launched their offensive on March 10 and succeeded in capturing a part of the Basra-Amarah-Baghdad highway. The following Iraqi counterattack, however, forced the Iranians out in a continual war of endless stalemate.