Operation Karbala 10

Operation Karbala 10
Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date 14 April–May 1987 Location Northern Iraq Result Iranian tactical victory Territorial changes Minimal territorial gains of insignificant lands for Iran; Iranian advance halts at Mawat.
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran Peshmerga

Operation Karbala 10 was a joint operation by Iran and Kurdish PUK rebels in Iraq.

Following the failure of the Siege of Basra, the Iranians launched Operation Karbala 10 in northern Iraq on 14 April. The Iranians, supported by a few thousand PUK Peshmergas succeeded to capturing the outskirts of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja and lands around them. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Razoux, Pierre (2015-11-03). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. p. 400. ISBN   978-0-674-08863-4.
2. Sadri, Houman A. (1997). Revolutionary States, Leaders, and Foreign Relations: A Comparative Study of China, Cuba, and Iran. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-275-95321-8.

• History of Iran: Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988, Iran Chamber Society