Operation Before the Dawn
Operation Before the Dawn was an offensive operation launched by Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in 1983 around the Amarah area 200 kilometers southeast of Baghdad. It was carried out under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along with the support of the regular army, during the operation, Iran suffered heavy casualties due to weak air support and heavy Iraqi artillery fire and aerial bombing.
| Operation Before the Dawn | |||||||||
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| Part of Iran–Iraq War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Iraq | Iran | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Saddam Hussein Hisham Fakhri | Hossein Kharrazi Mohsen Rezaee | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 60,000 soldiers, with armour, aircraft, and artillery |
200,000 soldiers 7 infantry divisions (including an airborne division) 2 armoured divisions 2 artillery battalions | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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2,000 killed 60 tanks lost |
5,000 killed 12,000 wounded 100+ tanks lost | ||||||||
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