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Operation Tariq Al-Qods
Operation Tariq al-Qods ( fa, عملیات طریق القدس, meaning "Path to Jerusalem, Qods") was a military operation launched by Iran during the Iran–Iraq War to free Bostan, Iran, Bostan in the Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province. It was fought from 29 November to 7 December 1981 and was carried out jointly by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The operation resulted in the liberation of Bostan and 70 villages. The news of Bostan's liberation was the first such news released during the war. It was labeled by Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's leader at the time, as "the victory of victories". Before the battle Iran initially tried to regain control over Bostan, Iran, Bostan in August 1981 but was not successful. Operation planning The operation was designed by two independent groups affiliated with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC and the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, Iranian army, respect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 by both sides. Iraq's primary rationale for the attack against Iran cited the need to prevent Ruhollah Khomeini—who had spearheaded Iran's Iranian Revolution, Islamic Revolution in 1979—from exporting the new Iranian ideology to Iraq; there were also fears among the Iraqi leadership of Saddam Hussein that Iran, a theocratic state with a population predominantly composed of Shia Islam, Shia Muslims, would exploit Sectarian violence in Iraq, sectarian tensions in Iraq by rallying Iraq's Shia majority against the Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction), Baʽathist government, which was officially secular and dominated by Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslims. Iraq also wished to replace Iran as the power player in the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
