Regional1985

Battle of Basra

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Iraq

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Battle of Basra (1985), part of the Iran-Iraq War. Iraq defeated Iran.

Belligerents2

Iraq
Iran

Conflict graph

PART OFIran-Iraq War

Sources

HCED — Miller & Bakar (2023), Historical Conflict Event Dataset, J. Conflict Resolution 67(2-3)
Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (HCED primary source)

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Cite as: Battle of Basra (1985). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/battle-of-basra-1985 · Sources & methodology