Operation Dawn 3
| date | July 30 , 1983 to August 9 , 1983 |
|---|---|
| place | Ilam |
| output | Iraqi victory |
| consequences | Iraq captured Mehran |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Troop strength | |
| 80,000 | 150,000 |
| losses | |
| high losses on both sides | |
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Iraqi Invasion (1980)
Entegham - Kaman 99 - Khorramshahr - Sultan 10 - Scorch Sword - Abadan - Kafka - Ashkan - Morwarid - Dezful
Standoff (1981) Tavakol - Susangerd - H-3
Iranian offensives for the liberation of Iranian territory (1981–82)
Sam-ol-A'emeh - Tariq al-Qods - Fath ol-Mobin - Beit ol-Moqaddas - liberation of Khorramshahr
Iranian offensives in Iraq (1982–84)
Ramadan - Muslim Ibn Aqil - Muharram ol-Harram - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn 5 - Kheibar - Kurdish Uprising - Dawn 6 - Dawn 7 - Hawizeh Marshland
Iranian offensives in Iraq (1985-87)
Badr - Dawn 8 - 1. al-Faw - Dawn 9 - Karbala 1 - Karbala 2 - Karbala 3 - Fath 1 - Karbala 4 - Karbala 5 - Karbala 6 - Karbala 7 - Karbala 8 - Karbala 9 - Karbala10 - Nasr 4
Last year of the war (1988)
Beit ol-Moqaddas 2 - Anfal - Halabdscha - Zafar 7 - Tawakalna ala Allah - 2nd al-Faw - Shining Sun - 40 stars - Mersad
Tanker War
Earnest Will - Prime Chance - Eager Glacier - Nimble Archer - Praying Mantis
International Incidents
USS Stark - Iran Air Flight 655
Operation Dawn 3 (Persian Valfajr 3 ; in English literature mostly translated as Operation Dawn 3 ) was the worst defeat Iran suffered in the 1983 war against Iraq . About 150,000 Iranian soldiers took part in this attack, who were repulsed by the Iraqi defenders, who operated from the trenches . They launched a counterattack and captured Mehran . Despite the high motivation of the Iranian troops, they were poorly trained and not adequately equipped. The operation was a disaster for Iran.