Siege of Basra

The siege of Basra, code-named Operation Karbala-5 or The Great Harvest, was an offensive operation carried out by Iran in an effort to capture the Iraqi port city of Basra in early 1987. This battle, known for its extensive casualties and ferocious conditions, was the biggest battle of the war and proved to be the last major Iranian offensive. The Iranians failed to reach their objective.

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1987-01-08T00:00:00Z

1987-02-26T00:00:00Z

1987 Siege of Basra

0656-11-10T00:00:00Z

0656-12-01T00:00:00Z

656 Battle of the Camel

0869-10-28T00:00:00Z

0869-10-28T00:00:00Z

869 Battle of the Barges

0871-09-11T00:00:00Z

0871-09-14T00:00:00Z

871 Battle of Basra

1106-07-01T00:00:00Z

1106-08-01T00:00:00Z

1106 Unknown

1880-05-01T00:00:00Z

1881-08-01T00:00:00Z

1880 — 1881 Mansour bin Rashid al-Saadun uprising

1914-11-11T00:00:00Z

1914-11-22T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Basra

1915-04-12T00:00:00Z

1915-04-14T00:00:00Z

1915 Battle of Shaiba

1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

1984 Operation Dawn 5

1991-04-01T00:00:00Z

1991-04-01T00:00:00Z

1991 1991 uprising in Basra

2003-03-21T00:00:00Z

2003-04-06T00:00:00Z

2003 Battle of Basra

2007-02-27T00:00:00Z

2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

2007 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra

2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

2008-01-19T00:00:00Z

2008 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting

2008-03-25T00:00:00Z

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

2008 Battle of Basra

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Frameless

Iranian soldiers praying inside a trench during Operation Karbala 5

Operation Karbala 5, death of a Basiji

Iranian soldier sleeping during Operation Karbala 5

Bahbahan

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	656	Battle of the Camel	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	869	Battle of the Barges	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Basra	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1106	Unknown	Arabs, offensive, Banu Mazyad	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1880	Mansour bin Rashid al-Saadun uprising	Ottoman Empire, rebellion, Al-Muntafiq	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Basra	Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1915	Battle of Shaiba	Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1984	Operation Dawn 5	battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1987	Siege of Basra	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	1991 uprising in Basra	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2003	Battle of Basra	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2007	Siege of U.K. bases in Basra	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	Battle of Basra	United States, battle, United Kingdom, Nouri al-Maliki, Badr Organization, Muqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi Army, Iraqi Army, Islamic Virtue Party, Ali Ghaidan Majid, Mohan al-Furayji, Special Group	Wikidata
commons	image		Iranian soldiers praying inside a trench during Operation Karbala 5		Commons
commons	image		Operation Karbala 5, death of a Basiji		Commons
commons	image		Iranian soldier sleeping during Operation Karbala 5		Commons
commons	image		Bahbahan		Commons