Operation Karbala-2
{{Short description|1986 Iranian military operation in the Iran–Iraq War}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Operation Karbala-2
| partof = the Iran–Iraq War
| caption =
| date = 1 September 1986{{cite web |url=http://www.aviny.com/Occasion/enghelab_jang/defaemoghaddas/93/amaliat/zamini/karbala-2/karbala.aspx?%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-2 |title=Operation Karbala 2 |publisher=aviny.com |access-date=28 July 2019}}[https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/7878802 The last words of a fighter who was a collection of injuries][https://webmail.yjc.ir/fa/news/7068108 Commemorating the martyrs of the Karbala 2 operation on 25 Shahrivar][https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13900615000092 "Karbala 2" operation was designed and implemented based on the strategy of pursuing the enemy in the northern front] farsnews.ir[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1399/06/13/2341047 Unsaid stories about the epic creation of Gilani warriors in the Karbala 2 operation / an operation that was reminiscent of Karbala][https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/01/14/2471053/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2 A story of the martyrdom of several people from the same family in the Karbala 2 operation][https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4533787/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA What effects did "Operation Karbala 2" leave behind?][https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13900908001418/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA2%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C2%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87- The publication of the memoirs of 72 prisoners of the "Karbala 2" operation by an Azadeh][https://www.farsnews.ir/photo/13980625000643/%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%7C-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DB%B2-%D9%88-%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87 The Video report Memorial of martyrs of Karbala 2 operation and Shahid Kaveh][https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14000719000348/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87 Sardar Hamdani's order at the beginning of the Karbala 2 operation + unpublished audio]
| place = Haji Omeran, Iraq
| casus =
| territory =
| result = Iranian victory
- Iranian captured several altitudes, including "1600, 1700, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2435" and a part of "Haji-Omran-Darbande Chuman Mostafa" and "GardKu" road
| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Iraq|1963}}
| combatant2 = {{flagcountry|Iran|1980}}
| units1 = Brigades 98, 604, 807
Abu-Obaideh commando foot battalion
Commando battalion under the command of corps-23 (foot brigades 438/91)
| units2 = Komeil battalion
Meitham battalion
Hamzeh battalion
Imam Hussein battalion
Adawat (implements) battalion
ToopKhane (Artillery) battalion
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = 3,000 killed/wounded, 200 captured
| notes =
}}
{{Campaignbox Iran-Iraq War}}
Operation Karbala-2 (Persian: عملیات کربلای 2) was an Iranian operation during Iran–Iraq War{{cite web |url=https://rasekhoon.net/media/show/373887/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-2-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-3 |title=Description of "Karbala-2 operation" |publisher=rasekhoon.net |access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://ahwaz.irib.ir/-/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-2-%D9%88-2?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fahwaz.irib.ir%2Fdefa-operations-archive%3Fp_p_id%3D3_INSTANCE_06pYxgiazGTr%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1%26_3_INSTANCE_06pYxgiazGTr_keywords%3D%26_3_INSTANCE_06pYxgiazGTr_assetCategoryIds%3D169038681%26_3_INSTANCE_06pYxgiazGTr_struts_action%3D%252Fsearch%252Fsearch |title=Operation Karbala 2 and 3 |publisher=irib.ir |access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13900615000092/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%98%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D9%88 |title=Karbala 2 Operation |publisher=farsnews.ir |access-date=28 July 2019}} which was launched on 1 September 1986{{cite web |url=http://www.rahianenoor.com/fa/news/12820/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2-%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA |title=The effects of Operation Karbala 2 |date=September 2018 |publisher=rahianenoor.com |access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4533787/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-2-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA |title=The Results of Operation Karbala-2 |publisher=yjc.ir |access-date=29 July 2019}} in Haji Omeran area in Iraq{{cite web |url=http://www.irdc.ir/fa/news/3473/%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-2 |title=Commencement of Karbala-2 Operation |publisher=irdc.ir |access-date=28 July 2019}} with the command/participation of a brigade from Seyyed-al-Shohada corp-4 (of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps). As a result of the operation which was commenced by the code of "Ya Aba Abdellah al-Hussain (a.s.)", a part of "Haj-Omeran" road and some altitudes became occupied by Iranian forces.
At the operation Karbala-2{{cite web |url=https://rasekhoon.net/media/show/373889/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-2-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-1 |title=Explanation of "Operation Karbala-2", section 1 |access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aparat.com/v/tZ1LS/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1_%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C_2 |title=A short review on operation Karbala 2 |publisher=aparat.com |access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://urmia.navideshahed.com/fa/news/390493/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DB%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |title=An explanation on "Operation Karbala 2" |publisher=navideshahed.com |access-date=28 July 2019}} which was almost near the end of the 4th year of the war, there were other (Iranian) corps which participated in the operation in addition to Seyyed-al-Shohada corp-4, including:
Badr brigade-9, Qaem-12, Imam Reza-21, Quds-105 and Shuhada-155; which was done totally by the participation of 28 battalions from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran at the end of this operation, Iranian forces captured the altitudes of "1600, 1700, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2435" and also a part of "Haj-Omran-Darbande Chuman Mostafa" and "GardKu" road in Iraq.{{cite web |url=http://www.ashoora.ir/%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7/1369-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A-2.html |title=Karbala-2 Operation |publisher=ashoora.ir |access-date=28 July 2019}}