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Operation Ramazan

Operation Ramadan
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Basra location.PNG
Location north-east of Basra
Date 13th July to 3rd August 1982
Location North-East of Al Başrah, south Iraq
Result

Strategic stalemate

  • Limited tactical Iranian victory
  • Successful Iraqi defence
Territorial
changes
Iran invades Iraq and makes minor gains over useless territory (captures 50 square Kilometers), but fails to capture its main operational objective of Basra
Belligerents
 Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders

Iraq Saddam Hussein

Iraq Maher Abd al-Rashid

Iran Hossein Kharrazi Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iran Qasem Soleimani
Strength
8 divisions
80,000-100,000 troops
700+ tanks
90,000-150,000 troops
200 tanks
300 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses

450 tanks, 250 APCs, 150 vehicles, 14 aircraft, 2 helicopters destroyed.

70 tanks (including 10 T-72), 30 APCs captured.
7,500 killed & wounded
1,350 captured
200 tanks lost
200 other armored vehicles lost
20,000 killed & wounded

Strategic stalemate

Iraq Saddam Hussein

Iran Hossein Kharrazi Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

450 tanks, 250 APCs, 150 vehicles, 14 aircraft, 2 helicopters destroyed.

Operation Ramadan was an offensive in the Iran–Iraq War that consisted of three separate attacks that lasted for 6 weeks. It was launched by Iran on 13 July 1982 near Basra and featured the use of human wave attacks in one of the largest land battles since World War II. The engagement was a part of the overall stalemate.

By the middle of 1982, Iraq was mostly expelled from Iranian territory, having lost nearly all the gains they made during the invasion in 1980. Saddam Hussein used the Israeli invasion of Lebanon as an excuse to seek an end to the war and send the Palestinians aid. Khomeini rejected peace offers from Baghdad and began preparing to expand into Iraq.


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