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Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak

Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak was a battle fought in 1988 at Al-Faw Peninsula, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Al-Faw Peninsula. It was part of Tawakalna ala Allah Operations. The recorded result: Iraqi victory.

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Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak (Second Battle of al-Faw) was a victory for Iraq and Iraq recaptured Faw Peninsula from Iranian forces after two years.
Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak (Second Battle of al-Faw) was a victory for Iraq and Iraq recaptured Faw Peninsula from Iranian forces after two years.. User:AnonMoosUser:Gire_3pich2005, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1988
WhereAl-Faw Peninsula, Iraq29.974N, 48.464E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIraqi victory
BelligerentsIraqagainstIran
Part ofTawakalna ala Allah Operations1988

Record

Date1988 (year precision)
PlaceAl-Faw Peninsula, Iraq
29.974N, 48.464E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changeIraqis liberate the Al-Faw peninsula
Strength~100,000 Republican Guard soldiers; 1,200 tanks, 1,300 armored vehicles, 1,400 artillery pieces and 100 attack helicopters20,000–40,000 Basij militia; 100 tanks and 150 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses800 killed; 20 armored vehicles lost5,000 killed,; 10,000 captured; All remaining tanks and artillery pieces captured
Commanders
  • Saddam Hussein
  • Adnan Khairallah
  • Maher Abdul Rashid
  • Ayad Fayid al-Rawi
  • Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti
Operation Ramadan ul-MubarakOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakFirst Battle of al-FawFao LandingSiege of AbadanLiberation of KhorramshahrBattle of KhorramshahrSiege of AbadanLiberation of KhorramshahrKuwait CityBehbehanAz AubayrAl JahraAl Ahmadi100 km29.974N, 48.464E
Placed at Al-Faw Peninsula; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1988

Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak 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 Q82995, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of al-Faw, revision 1370736752, 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.