Operation Dezful

Operation Dezful
	Part of Iran–Iraq War
	Dezful Location of the city of Dezful, Iran
Date	October 15, 1980
Location	Dezful, southwest Iran
Result	Iraqi victory Although Iranian counter-attack is defeated it succeeds in halting elements of the Iraqi advance causing the Iraqis to reconsider their plan; Iraqis scout the surroundings but refrain from entering and occupying the weakly defended city; Iraqis choose to remain entrenched in more easily defensible positions on the west bank of Dez river from where they maintain the siege of Dezful;
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Commanders and leaders
Strength
	3000-4000 infantry ; 100 tanks
Casualties and losses
Light	KIA 400; 136 combat vehicles ; 84 tanks destroyed

Operation Dezful was fought in early stage of the Iran–Iraq War on 15 October 1980 as Iranian tank brigades from the 16th Qazvin, 77th Khorasan, and 92nd Khuzestan armoured divisions attacked Iraqi positions. The Iranian Army's aim was to stop Iraqis progress in Iranian territories and to push them back. However, Iraqi forces counterattacked from the flanks, and repulsed the Iranian forces. The Iranian failure was blamed on poor decision making, the purge of army commanders due to their participation in Nojeh coup plot, and underestimating fire power of Iraqi forces and they were forced to retreat to the eastern shores of Dez River west of Dezful.

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