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Operation Karbala-3
| Operation karbala-3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Iran–Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Iran |
 Iraq | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 men | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 25 boats, heavy casualties | Unknown | ||||||
Operation Karbala 3 (Persian: عملیات کربلای 3), also known as the Battle of Al-Ummiyah,[1][2] was an operation during Iran–Iraq War, which was launched by Iran[3] from 30 August to 2 September 1986 with the operation code of "Hasbonallah wa Ne'mal Wakil (Persian/Arabic: حسبنا الله و نعم الوکیل)".[4]
The main impetus of the operation was to capture and destroy two Iraq docks (Al-Umayyah and Al-Bakr).[5][6] Alongside the main goal, there were other goals, too; amongst:[7]
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