Operation Dawn 10

Operation Dawn-10 or Walfajr-10[1] (Persian: عملیات والفجر ۱۰) was an operation which was launched during Iran-Iraq war by Iran against Iraq on March 15 1988. During Operation Dawn-10, Iran changed its operational area from the south to the west of Iraq. The operation was started with the code of "Ya Rasūl Allāh (s)" (Persian: (یا رسول الله (ص)[2] (likewise "Ya Muhammad ibn Abdullah"),[3][4][5] and performed in 5 steps.[1]

Operation Dawn-10[6][7] was executed on the west heights overlooking Darbandikhan lake in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in Iraq.[2] The siege led to the capture of 3 towns[2] and around 100 villages[8] in the 1200 square kilometer operational area,[9] including Halabja, Kharmal, Biareh, and Tawileh. Additionally, the town of Nosud in Iran was retaken from Iraqi forces. The operation resulted in the death or injury of roughly 10,000 Iraqi forces,[5] and the capture of 5440 more.[5][10]

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References
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  2. "WalFajr-10 operation -- Halabja liberation and chemical attacks by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime". irna.ir. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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