Iran–Iraq War - Operation Mersad
Time: Monday Jul 25, 1988
Place: Western borders, Iran
Details: Operation Mersad was the last big military operation of the war. Both Iran and Iraq had accepted Resolution 598, but despite the ceasefire, after seeing Iraqi victories in the previous months, Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) decided to launch an attack of its own and wished to advance all the way to Teheran.
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