First Battle of Al Faw

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First Battle of Al-Faw

Part of Iran-Iraq War

Date	February 11, 1986
Location	Al-Faw Peninsula
Result	Decisive Iranian victory
Territorial changes	Iran captures the Al-Faw Peninsula

Belligerents

Iraq

Iran

Strength

Iraqi Popular Army

Pasdaran

Casualties and losses

Unknown

v • d • e

Iran-Iraq War

Kaman 99 - Abadan - Morvarid - Dezful - Undeniable Victory - Khorramshahr - Samen-ol-A'emeh - Jerusalem Way - Jerusalem - Ramadan - Before the Dawn - Dawn 1 - Dawn 2 - Dawn 3 - Dawn 4 - Dawn V - Dawn 6 - Marshes - Kheibar - Badr - Cities - 1st Al Faw - Dawn 8 - Karbala 4 - Karbala-5 - Karbala-6 - Karbala Ten - Nasr 4 - Halabja - Zafar 7 - 2nd Al Faw - Mersad

Related U.S. operations

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

The First Battle of Al-Faw, fought on February 11, 1986, was a battle of the Iran-Iraq War. The Iranians launched a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula. The Iraqi units in charge of the defenses were mostly made up of poorly-trained Iraqi Popular Army conscripts that collapsed when they were suddenly attacked by the Iranian Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guard) forces.