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Tawakalna ala Allah Operations

Tawakalna ala Allah Operations
Part of Iran–Iraq War
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An Iranian soldier wearing a gas mask; Iraq used chemical weapons against Iranians in this operation
Date 17 April – July 1988
Location Around the Iran–Iraq border
Result

Decisive Iraqi victories; Iranian forces expelled from Iraqi territory; Iran's submission to UN's resolutions regarding the cease of fire with Iraq.

  • Successful Iraqi offensives
  • Iranian defensive failures
Belligerents
Iraq Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders

Iraq Gen. al-Rashid
(Command & 7th Corps)

Iraq Lt. Gen. al-Rawi (Republican Guard)

Iraq Mj. Gen. Mahmoud

(3rd Corps)

Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iran Mohsen Rezaee

Iran Colonel Ali Shahbazi
Units involved
Republican Guard
7th Corps
3rd Corps
Special Forces
16th and 3rd brigades
Revolutionary Guard, Basij, Regular Army
Strength

100,000–135,000 soldiers in action 1,500,000 total soldiers

5,500 tanks

900 aircraft

60,000–100,000 soldiers in action 300,000 total soldiers

400 tanks

55 operational aircraft
Casualties and losses
5,000 casualties 20,000 casualties
12,000 captured
90 tanks lost

Decisive Iraqi victories; Iranian forces expelled from Iraqi territory; Iran's submission to UN's resolutions regarding the cease of fire with Iraq.

Iraq Gen. al-Rashid
(Command & 7th Corps)

Iraq Lt. Gen. al-Rawi (Republican Guard)

Iraq Mj. Gen. Mahmoud

Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani


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