Operation Commander-in-Chief (Persian: عملیات فرمانده کل قوا), (complete name: "Commander-in-Chief, Khomeini Ruhe-Khoda"), is the name of a military operation which was launched during Iran–Iraq War on 11 June 1981 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against Iraqi Ba'athist army. The operation was carried out with the purpose of opening the siege of Abadan and also as a test for the significant operation of Samen-ol-A'emeh.[1][2][3]
| Operation Commander-in-Chief | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Iraq |
 Iran | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saddam Hussein |
Ruhollah Khomeini Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1496 killed | 120 killed | ||||||
At this operation[4][5][6][7] which was with an advance of 3 kilometers in the favor of Iranian forces, the powerful and significant positions of the Iraqi Ba'athist army in the area were (re)captured by IRGC and at-least 32 tanks and personnel carriers were annihilated and 1496 Iraqi forces were killed, wounded and captured; on the other hand 120 forces from IRGC were killed.[1][8][9][10]
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edit- ^ a b Operation "Commander-in-Chief" at a glance defapress.ir, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Anniversary of the beginning of Operation "Commander-in-Chief isna.ir, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in the Darkhovin area east of the Karun River by the IRGC rasekhoon.net, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation "Commander-in-Chief"; The ground for the broken structure of the siege of Abadan aviny.com, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation "Commander-in-Chief" yjc.ir, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation "Commander-in-Chief" tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation Commander-in-Chief in the Darkhovin region magiran.com, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ The first operation was called the Commander-in-Chief jamaran.news, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Operation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the Darkhovin Front iranhdm.ir, Retrieved 1 February 2021
- ^ Anniversary of Operation Commander-in-Chief snn.ir, Retrieved 1 February 2021
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