Operation Muharram al Haram

Iraq (Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)

1982

Sarpol Zahab

Jalawla

Karmanshah

Eslamabad e Gharb

Miqdadiyah

Abu Qarrab
(town 20[-20])

Naft Shahr
(village 20[-20])

Zarneh

Mandali
(town 50[-50])

Bald Ruz

Iran

Musain
(village 10[-10])

Ilam

Loumar

Abu Shirib
(oil installation 5[-5])

Bayat Field
(oil field 5[-5])

Iraq

Mehran

Badra Spend

Aziziyah

Gassan

Mazhin

Havian

Pa Alam

Meymeh

Numaniyah

Zobeidat
(town 20[-20])

Mousiyan

Ali Al Garbi

Tib
(town 20[-20])

Abu Bayat
(town 15[-15])

Ali Al Sharqi

Diwaniyah

Al Fajr

Amarah
(town 50[-50])

Beid
(village 10[-10])

Rifai

Al Musharrah

Bostan

Rofayyeh

Shatrah

Samawah

Gharraf

Nasiriyah

Al Qurnah

Operation Muharram al Haram - 1982 (Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988).

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Iran attacks at two points into Iraq, mainly focussing around Mandali in the middle and Amarah in the south.

The Iranians focussed on strategic industrial locations including industrial town and oilfield facilities with the intention of using them for future bargaining.

The operation took the Iraqis by surprised and they had not reinforced, but later pulled troops in from the capital as well as Republican Guard units and then T-72 tanks recently shipped from Russia which caused the Iranians trouble.

The Iranians also try to cut the Kut to Amarah road which is a major supply route between Baghdad and Basra.