Operation Ghader

Operation Ghader
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Date15 July to 9 September 1985
Location
Erbil Governorate, Iraq
Result Iran's victory and capture of parts of Erbil by Iran
Belligerents
 Iraq  Iran
Commanders and leaders
Saddam Hussein
Maher Abdul Rashid		 Ali Sayad Shirazi
Mohsen Rezaee
Units involved
Iraqi Ground Forces
Iraqi Air Force		 Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force

Operation Ghader was an offensive operation during the Iran-Iraq War, conducted in three stages from 15 July to 9 September 1985, in Iraq's Erbil Governorate. The operation was conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with significant involvement from the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation, against the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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