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Iran–Iraq War - Breaking Through North of Qurna

Time: Thursday Mar 14, 1985

Place: Al Qurnah, Iraq

Details: The ferocity of the Iranian offensive broke through the Iraqi lines. The Revolutionary Guard, with the support of tanks and artillery, broke through north of Qurna on 14 March. That same night 3,000 Iranian troops reached and crossed the Tigris River using pontoon bridges and captured part of the Baghdad–Basra Highway 6, which they had failed to achieve in Operations Dawn 5 and 6.

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