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Date: February 6, 1983*                     
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Battle Location:  Near Al Amarah, Iraq*
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Battle Type: Iraq defend vs. Iran assault*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Background: By mid-1982, Iran had succeeded in evicting the invading Iraqis from Iranian soil and had begun launching massive counterattacks into Iraqi territory.  A particularly grisly aspect of the Iranian counterattacks was the use of "Basij" or People's Army forces.  The "Basij", often consisting of unarmed children, were essentially suicide squads used to clear minefields for regular Iranian troops.  Despite horrendous casualties, the "Basij" often proved quite effective in unnerving the Iraqi defenders, thus opening the way for the advance of friendly forces.*
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Battle Description:  This scenario takes place on February 6, 1983, the day Ayatollah Khomeini's troops launched a massive, six division assault against Iraqi forces dug in near Al Amarah.*
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Note:  This scenario is designed to be played with the human player as the Iraqis and the AI as the Iranians.  Breakdowns should be turned ON.*  
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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 

