Iraq Advances*
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Date: Early November 1980*                     
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Battle Location:  Khorramshahr, Iran*
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Battle Type: Iraq assault vs. Iran defend*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Background: On September 22, 1980, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of neighboring Iran.  Hussein believed Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution had so weakened the Iranian military that an Iraqi invasion would yield a quick victory.  Iraqi forces crossed the Iranian border on three fronts, quickly advancing eight kilometers into Iranian territory.  The main thrust was in the south where five armored and mechanized divisions advanced on the key Iranian cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr.  By the end of October, Iraqi forces were threatening both cities.*
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Battle Description:  This scenario depicts the bloody fighting for the city of Khorramshahr during the early days of November 1980.*
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Note:  If played against the AI, this scenario should be played with the human player as the Iraqis.
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Source:  Cordesman and Wagner, "The Lessons of Modern War, Volume II, The Iran-Iraq War"; Federation of American Scientists, Military Analysis Network, "Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988", www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm 

