Operation Dawn (1983)

Operation Dawn-1
	Part of Iran–Iraq War
Date	10–16 April, 1983; (7 days)
Location	Al-Fakkah Field
Result	Iraqi victory Iranian offensive failure; Iraqi defensive success;
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Strength
55,000 men	50,000 men
Casualties and losses
Moderate	6,000 killed

Operation Dawn-1 (also known as Operation Valfajr-1) was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War. On April 10, 1983, Iran struck Ayn Al-Qaws with the immediate objective of Al-Fakkah Field (east of al-Amarah) to capture the Baghdad-Basra Highway. The operation was fought mostly by Pasdaran forces and was one of the three costly human wave offensives of 1983, the Iranians failed to defeat the Iraqis.

^ ^a ^b Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 246. ISBN 978-0674915718.

[Razeoux-1] Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press, 2015. p. 246. ISBN 978-0674915718.

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