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Operation Dawn 5

Operation Dawn 5 was a battle fought in 1984 at Basra, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Basra. It was part of the Iran–Iraq War, which ran from 1980 to 1988. Recorded strength: 2 Army Corps (approx; 90,000–100,000 soldiers) against 100,000–150,000 Pasdaran and Basij.

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Fought1984
WhereBasra, Iraq30.515N, 47.810E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIraqi victory; Minor tactical Iranian success (Iran fails their objective but makes small gains over useless land); Defensive Iraqi success (Iraq holds on to the city of Basra)
BelligerentsBa'athist IraqagainstIran
Casualties and losses25,000and50,000
Part ofIran–Iraq War1980 to 1988

Where it sits in the Iran–Iraq War

Battle of Khorramshahr, 1980Operation Kaman 99, 1980Operation Scorch Sword, 1980Siege of Abadan, 1980Operation Morvarid, 1980Battle of Dezful, 1981Attack on H3, 1981Operation Tariq al-Qods, 1981Liberation of Khorramshahr, 1982Operation Dawn 2, 1983Operation Dawn 3, 1983Operation Dawn 5, 1984Battle of the Marshes, 1984War of the Cities, 1984First Battle of al-Faw, 1986Battle of Mehran, 1986Siege of Basra, 1987Operation Earnest Will, 198719801987Operation Dawn 5, 1984
18 placed engagements of the Iran–Iraq War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1984 (year precision)
PlaceBasra, Iraq
30.515N, 47.810E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changeIraq holds on to the city of Basra
Strength2 Army Corps (approx; 90,000–100,000 soldiers)100,000–150,000 Pasdaran and Basij
Casualties and losses25,00050,000
Operation Dawn 5Operation Dawn 5Battle of the CamelSiege of BasraBattle of ShaibaBattle of BasraBattle of KhorramshahrBattle of ShaibaKuwait CityAhvazAbadanAn NasiriyahAl JahraAsh Shatrah100 km30.515N, 47.810E
Placed at Basra; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1984

Operation Dawn 5 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1859354, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Dawn 5, revision 1370631852, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.