Operation Karbala-4 | |||||||
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Part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Iraq | Iran | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Saddam Hussein Khalil al-Dhouri Jawad Rumi Bareq Haj Hintah |
Ruhollah Khomeini Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Hossein Kharrazi | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
3rd Corps 7th Corps |
Najaf Corps Quds Corps Karbala Corps Nouh Corps | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 60,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 killed 2,000 wounded[2] |
8,000 killed 11,000 wounded 200 captured[2] |
Operation Karbala-4 was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War on the southern front. The operation was launched after the failure of Operation Karbala-2 and Operation Karbala-3 to move the Iraqi lines in an effort to capture Iraqi territory.