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Article: Iran Claims It Advances 1.2 Miles Toward Basra;Communique Cites New Attack in Iraq
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- The Washington Post
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- January 28, 1987
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After three days of relative stalemate on the war front in
southern Iraq, Iran today claimed a 1.2-mile advance through Iraqi
defenses protecting the strategic port city of Basra.
A communique issued by the Iranian high command tonight said that
Iran had launched a new attack west of the Jasim River last night and
had managed to push 1.2 miles down the road from the Iranian border
toward Basra in contested Iraqi territory.
The Iranians claimed to have captured the commander of Iraq's
46th Brigade and to have "completely smashed" a total of four Iraqi
brigades. The claims could not be verified independently.
The reported advance came as visitors to the front returned to
Iran with further ...