Iran launched Operation Victory (Nasr) against Iraqi forces on January 5th 1981. The battle resulted in defeat, with hundreds of Iranian tanks lost and minimal Iraqi losses.
One year later in March 1982, Iran launched the sequel Operation Undeniable Victory (Fath-ol-Mobin) to great success. Iraq suffered tens of thousands of killed and captured as well as hundreds of tanks destroyed. The Operation is viewed as a turning point in the Iran-Iraq war as Iran gained the initiative.
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Iran launched Operation Victory (Nasr) against Iraqi forces on January 5th 1981. The battle resulted in defeat, with hundreds of Iranian tanks lost and minimal Iraqi losses.
One year later in March 1982, Iran launched the sequel Operation Undeniable Victory (Fath-ol-Mobin) to great success. Iraq suffered tens of thousands of killed and captured as well as hundreds of tanks destroyed. The Operation is viewed as a turning point in the Iran-Iraq war as Iran gained the initiative.