Battle of Al-Faw (1986)

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Led to further battles for control of the peninsula
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Ali_Sayad_Shirazi
Saddam Hussein
gptkbp:date 9 February 1986 – 20 March 1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Al-Faw (1986)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Al-Faw_Peninsula,_Iraq
gptkbp:notableFor Amphibious assault by Iranian forces
Use of chemical weapons by Iraq
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Al-Faw_Peninsula
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Dawn_8
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:result Iranian victory
gptkbp:significance First time since the start of the war that Iranian forces captured Iraqi territory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al-Faw_District
gptkb:Al-Faw
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7