Iraq-Iran War - Every Week (1980-88) Timeline

Iraq-Iran War - Every Week (1980-88) Timeline:

1980:

September:

22: Iraqi forces advance towards Khorramshahr-Ahvaz Road likely west from Khorramshahr, beginning the Iraq-Iran War, Iraqi forces from near Khorramshahr cross
Karun River and reach the outskirts of Abaden but Iranian forces repel them, Iraqi forces invade and capture Qasr-e-Shirin and Mehran, with Iraqi forces
in Mehran advancing towards Dezful while Iraqi forces capture around 8 KMs surrounding Qasr-e-Shirin, Iraqi forces capture Nowsud in Iran, the Afghan
Mujahideen (Shia Mujahideen) join in a alliance to fight Iraq alongside Iran

23: Iraqi forces reach the Khorramshahr-Ahvaz Road but fail to capture the road

25: Iraqi forces reach Khorramshahr-Ahvaz Road from east of Khorramshahr

28: By this point, Iraqi forces reach a few kilometers from Dezful

30: Iraqi forces surround and siege Khorramshahr and cut off the road between Khorramshahr and Ahvaz, by this point Ahvaz is sieged by
Iraqi forces

October:

04: Iraqi forces take full control of the road between Abaden and Ahvaz

11: Iraqi forces attack Khorramshahr but Iranian forces repel them

14: Iraqi forces attack Khorramshahr and then capture a highway near Jameh Mosque of Khorramshahr, Iraqi forces attack
Iranian forces in Dezful but Iranian forces repel them

16: Iraqi forces siege Dezful and take control of the surrounding area of the village, Shush, Susangerd and Andimeshk are sieged by
Iraqi forces

21: Iraqi forces attack the bridge at the Karun River that leads to Abaden

24: Iraqi forces capture the bridge at the Karun River and capture the Government building in Khorramshahr, Iranian forces
by this point only hold the Jameh Mosque

November:

03: Iraqi forces rapidly advance towards Abaden from the northeast

06: Iraqi forces surround and siege Abaden

10: Iraqi forces take full control of Khorramshahr after capturing the Jameh Mosque

1981:

January:

04: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces in Qasr-e-Shirin and advance towards the town and reach the outskirts of the town, Iranian forces attack
Mehran which Iraqi forces repel, Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces west of Karun River near Ahvaz and gain territory but Iraqi forces maintain siege
over the town

05: Iranian forces advance and reach a couple of KMs near Hoveyzeh and Susangerd after capturing Hamidiyeh and crossing the
Karkheh River

06: Iranian forces attempt to advance towards Hoveyzeh and Susangerd but Iraqi forces repel them

09: Iraqi forces defeat Iranian forces and recapture Hamidiyeh, meanwhile Iranian forces attempt and fail to break out of their siege in Abaden

April: The KDP, Iraqi Communist Party and Kurdish Socialist Party attack PUK positions in Erbil Governorate

May: PUK forces repel KDP and allied forces in Erbil Governorate

June: Iraqi forces attempt and fail to capture Abaden after a attack

July:

20: The National Council of Resistance is formed that supports Iraq against Iran's regime

September: MEK wages protests in major cities in Iran

22: Iranian forces advance towards Abaden in an attempt to lift the Siege in Abaden

27: Iranian forces reach Abaden

29: Iranian forces lift the siege of Abaden and push Iraqi forces out

October:

15: Iraqi forces launch an attack 1 Mile into Abaden and attack the Abaden-Ahvaz Road a little bit further norh, but
Iranian forces push them back into Iraq

November:

29: Iranian forces advance likely directly from the east and begin to capture Chazabeh and Bostan and the surrounding area,
Iraqi forces maintain it's siege over Susangerd

1982:

January: Evidence shows by this point, the PKK gains a presence along northern Iraq including Qandil Mountains, Hezbollah
sends financial and military support against Iraq, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and Badr Brigade is formed as Pro-Iranian militants

March:

22: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces at Shush and lift the siege there, then begin to clear Iraqi forces in the area including
lifting the sieges of Andimeshk and Dezful, and the area north of Bostan, ending by the 29th, Iraqi forces maintain control of Dehloran

April:

24: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces around Susangerd and Hoveyzeh and advance into the outskirts of the marshlands and near the border of Iraq
(Note to use the map on the Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas), Iraqi forces evacuate to Khorramshahr

May:

20: Iraqi forces counterattack in the region near Susangerd and Hoveyzeh but Iranian forces repel them

22: Iranian forces advance into Khorramshahr

24: Iranian forces secure Khorramshahr

June: The Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) rebel against Saddam's regime in Assyrian populated areas in what is today Iraqi-Kurdistan

July:

13: Iranian forces advance towards Basra

16: Iranian forces reach 16 KMs into Iraq near Basra

17: Iraqi forces push Iranian forces back within 4 KMs from the border near Basra

21: Iranian forces reach 13 KMs from Basra but Iraqi forces counterattack and force them back to their original position

August:

01: Iranian forces advance very little towards Basra, likely within 1 KM

03: Iranian forces likely head back to their original positions prior to the 1st of August

October:

01: Iranian forces advance into Iraq near Mandali

07: By this point Iranian forces secure Mandali and 30 square KM(2) around Mandali

November:

01: Iranian forces capture Dehloran from Iraqi forces

1983:

January: PUK spreads it's forces across the future Al-Anfal zones

February:

06: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces in the Al-Fakkah Field, capturing around 120 square KM(2) by the end of
the offensive on the 26th

April:

10: Iranian forces attack a small village in the Al-Fakkah Field called Ein Kosh but Iraqi forces repel them

July:

22: Iranian and KDP forces advance from Piranshahr and capture 150 square KM(2) of land in the area in Haj Omran

30: Iranian forces advance towards Mehran

August:

01: It's possible Iranian forces retake Mehran but Iraqi forces maintain control of the road nearby

09: Iraqi forces recapture Mehran

October:

19: Iranian and PUK forces captures some land near Penjwin in Iraq

November:

15: By this point Iranian and PUK forces captures Penjwin and surrounding villages

1984:

January: It's unknown when exactly but by this point Iranian forces retake Mehran

February:

01: Iran launches a naval war against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in what is called the Tanker War

15: Iranian forces advance and begin to capture high ground within 10 miles from the Basra-Baghdad highway near Basra which ends
by the 22nd

24: Iranian forces take full control of the Hawizeh Marshes along the Iraq-Iran border inside Iraq, and reach Majnoon Island

27: Iranian forces capture Majnoon Island

29: Iranian forces reach the outskirts of Al-Qurnah but Iraqi forces push them into the Hawizeh Marshes and they recapture Majnoon Island

1985:

March:

11: Iranian forces rapidly advance and recapture Majnoon Island and seize part of Al-Qurnah

14: Iranian forces capture part of the Basra-Baghdad Highway north of Al-Qurnah

15: Iraqi forces push Iranian forces back towards the Hawizeh Marshes but Majnoon Island remains under Iranian control

August:

20: The US partakes in the Iran-Contra Affairs

1986:

January: By this point Iraqi forces capture Shalamcheh, the United States gets involved in the Tanker War, Turkey launches invasions into Iraq against PKK with
the full support of Iraqi forces, the PKK is backed by Iran by this point

February:

09: Iranian forces attack Al-Faw and Al-Qurnah

12: Iraqi forces attempt to repel Iranian forces away from Al-Faw but fail

14: Iranian forces are repelled from Al-Qurnah while Iranian forces take control of Al-Faw and secure the outskirts, capturing the tip of
the peninsula

24: Iranian forces advance and by the the 28th, capture Basneh, Bizeniyan and Barzinjah in Iraqi Kurdistan

March:

10: Iraqi forces counterattack but they fail to retake Al-Faw

May:

15: Iraqi forces advance into Iran and towards Mehran

19: Iraqi forces secure Mehran

June:

30: Iranian forces advance and attempt to recapture Mehran

July:

03: Iranian forces secure Mehran

04: Iraqi forces attempt to recapture Mehran but Iranian forces repel them

August:

12: Turkish forces invade Iraq likely near Barzani against PKK positions inside Iraq

September:

01: Iranian forces invade and capture Haji Omeran and surrounding hills

October:

11: PUK forces and IRGC paratroopers conduct a large-scale attack in Kirkuk and the surrounding area against Iraqi forces

December:

25: Iranian forces capture Om-al-Rasas near Khorramshahr in Iraq and the surrounding area, Jaykur remains under Iraqi control

27: Iraqi forces retake Om-al-Rasas and the surrounding area

1987:

January: The Tehran Eight is formed from Afghan Mujahideen (Shia Mujahideen), Turkey ends it's invasions into Iraq

08: Iranian forces recapture Shalamcheh, and an area north of of Jaykur but Iraqi forces maintain control of the Arvand Rood River

09: Iraqi forces counterattack against Iranian forces north of Jaykur but Iranian forces repel them

15: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces around Qasr-e-Shirin but Iraqi forces halt them

19: Iranian forces begin to kick Iraqi forces across the Arvand Rood River near Jaykur

24: Iranian forces finish kicking Iraqi forces from north of the Arvand Rood River and Om-al-Rasas

29: Iranian forces reach within 12 KMs from Basra

March:

04: Iranian forces advance and begin to capture highlands around Haji Omeran, the Contra Affair ends, the US continues to support Iraq

08: Iranian forces secure highlands surrounding Haji Omeran

April:

07: Iranian forces attack Iraqi forces near Basra but Iraqi forces repel them

09: Iranian forces capture Qasr-e-Shirin

14: Iranian and PUK forces launch an attack towards Mawat from Basneh

25: Iranian and PUK forces capture Mawat

May: The PUK, KDP, Kurdistan Toliers' Party, Pasok and Assyrian Democratic Movement join the Kurdistan Front as Pro-Iranian rebels against Iraq

1988:

January:

15: Iranian forces advance into hill peaks around west of Mawat, capturing a few hills and likely reaching the outskirts of Gomazal

February:

23: Iraqi forces launch Anfal 1 and begin to capture areas within the operation zone (Refer to Vox's map)

March:

14: Iranian forces capture some hills north of Sulaymaniyah

15: Iranian, PUK, Kurdistan Islamic Movement and KDP forces capture the Halajba region, including Halabja, Iranian forces retake Nowsud

16: Iraqi forces launch chemical weapons attacks and recapture Halajba region and town

17: Iranian forces reach the outskirts of the city of Sulaymaniyah from the southeast after advancing along the 46 and 4 highways

18: Iraqi forces secure operation zone areas and end Anfal 1

22: Iraqi forces launch Anfal 2 and begin capturing areas within the zone

April:

02: Iraqi forces secure operation zone areas and end Anfal 2

07: Iraqi forces launch Anfal 3

17: Iraqi forces recapture Al-Faw Peninsula, including the town

20: Iraqi forces end Anfal 3

May:

03: Iraqi forces launch Anfal 4

08: Iraqi forces end Anfal 4

15: Iraqi forces siege Rawandiz and Shaqlawa against PUK forces, launching Anfals 5, 6 and 7

25: Iraqi forces recapture Fish Lake (North of Jaykur) and secure the border in the area

June:

12: Iranian forces attempt to retake Fish Lake and reach 10 KMs from Basra

15: Iraqi forces repel Iranian forces away from Fish Lake and Basra

18: Iraqi and MEK (People's Mujahedin of Iran) capture Mehran

25: Iraqi forces recapture Majnoon Island

July:

12: Iraqi forces capture Dehloran, Qasr-e-Shirin, Soomar, Naft Shahr, Sarpol Zahab, Saleh Abad, Mousiyan and Patak as well as cut off the Ahvaz-Khorramshahr
Highway

20: Iraq and Iran sign a ceasefire, ending the Iraq-Iran War

26: Iranian forces launch Operation Mersad to recapture towns within Iran along the border including Mehran and Soomar

30: Iranian forces end Operation Mersad in a stunning victory

August:

16: Iraqi forces secure Rawandiz and Shaqlawa

20: Iraqi and Iranian forces withdraw from each other's land and back into their homeland, officially ending the conflict

25: Iraqi forces launch Anfal 8

26: Iraqi forces secure the Turkish border, cutting KDP forces from Turkey

September:

06: Iraqi forces end Anfal 8, this ends the Anfal Campaign