Operation Dawn 5

Operation Dawn 5

Iraqi invasion

• Kaman 99
• 1st Khorramshahr
• Operation Sultan 10
• Scorch Sword
• Abadan
• Morvarid

Stalemate (1981)

• Dezful
• H3

Iranian offensive (1982)

• Samen-ol-A'emeh
• Jerusalem Way
• Undeniable Victory
• 2nd Khorramshahr
• Jerusalem
• Ramadan

Strategic stalemate (1983-1984)

• Before the Dawn
• Dawn 1
• Dawn 2
• Dawn 3
• Dawn 4
• Dawn 5
• Kheibar
• Dawn 6
• Marshes
• Badr

Duel offensives (1985-1986)

• Al-Anfal Campaign (Halabja)
• Dawn 8 (1st al-Faw)
• Mehran
• Karbala 4
• Karbala-5
• Karbala-6
• Karbala Ten
• Nasr 4

Final stages

• Beit-ol-Moqaddas 2
• Zafar 7
• Tawakalna ala Allah (2nd al-Faw)
• Forty Stars
• Mersad

Tanker War

• Earnest Will
• Prime Chance
• Eager Glacier
• Nimble Archer
• Praying Mantis

International incidents

• Operation Opera
• USS Stark incident
• Iran Air Flight 655 incident

As 1984 began, Iran launched Operation Dawn V, also known as Operation Dawn 5 or Operation Valfajr-5 (Persian). The Goal of the offensive was to split the Iraqi 3rd Army Corps and 4th Army Corps near Basra. It was fought between the Pasdaran, Basij and the Iraqi Army. In the early phases,a force of an estimated 500,000 Pasdaran and Basij, using shallow boats or on foot, moved to within a few kilometers of the strategic Basra-Baghdad waterway. The Iranians lacked artillery, air support and armored protection, while the Iraqis were well equipped. The armies inflicted 25,000 casualties on each other and the Iranians failed to achieve their objective. This operation was the biggest of the Dawn operations.