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Iran–Iraq War - Operation Badr

Time: Monday Mar 11, 1985

Place: Al Qurnah, Iraq

Details: The Iraqis attacked again on 28 January 1985; they were defeated, and the Iranians retaliated on 11 March 1985 with a major offensive directed against the Baghdad-Basra highway (one of the few major offensives conducted in 1985), codenamed Operation Badr (after the Battle of Badr, Muhammad's first military victory in Mecca).

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On This Day - 11 March

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11 March 1985

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Monday Mar 11, 1985 - Moscow, Russia
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