Second Battle of Al Faw
| Second Battle of al-Faw | |||||||||
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| Part of Tawakalna ala Allah Operations of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Iraq
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 Iran
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gen. Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti
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General Esmael Shorabi
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| Strength | |||||||||
| ~100,000 Republican Guard soldiers | 8,000-15,000 Basij militia | ||||||||
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| 1,000 casualties | Several thousand | ||||||||
Saddam Hussein Gen. Adnan Khairallah Gen. al-Rashid Lt. Gen. al-Rawi
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